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'Microrobot' Pills Eased IBD in Mice, Paving Way for Human Testing
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – A new "microrobot" pill may help tame inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study in mice suggests. The pill significantly reduced IBD symptoms in mice and promoted the...
No Link Seen Between Exposure to Immunosuppressive Therapy, Cancer in IBD Patients
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – There is no significant association between exposure to immunosuppressive therapies and development of incident cancers among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...
Study IDs Risk Factors for Extraintestinal Manifestations of IBD
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – Certain demographic, clinical, and genetic factors heighten the risk for extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study...
Higher Vitamin D Levels Cut Bowel Resection Risk With IBD
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) – An increased serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) is independently associated with a lower risk for bowel resection with inflammatory bowel ...
Higher Use of Any Rx Medications Seen Years Before IBD Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) universally show increased prescription medication use years before diagnosis, according to a study published in the...
Malnutrition Often Seen in Patients Treated for IBD
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Some patients seen in an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinic screen positive for malnutrition, according to a research letter published online Nov. 20 in Gastro Hep ...
Persistent Fluorinated Chemicals Tied to Higher Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure is associated with later occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a research letter published...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Phenotypes Vary by Race, Birthplace
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), phenotype varies by race, and foreign-born patients of all races have later onset and milder disease, according to a study...
Crohn's, Colitis Vary by Race, Gender
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 – Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis show different patterns of incidence by race, gender and even place of birth, a new U.S. study finds. The two illnesses are each...
Changes in Biochemical, Hematological Parameters Seen Before IBD Diagnosis
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – Changes in multiple biochemical and hematological parameters occur up to eight years before diagnosis of Crohn disease and up to three years before diagnosis of ulcerative...
Higher Visceral Adipose Tissue May Need Higher Infliximab Levels for IBD Remission
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 – Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and high visceral adipose tissue (VAT) may have more difficulty achieving higher infliximab levels necessary to achieve...
Subtle Changes Could Predict Inflammatory Bowel Disease Years Before Symptoms Hit
MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 (Healthday News) – Inflammatory bowel disease starts to develop years before patients come down with symptoms, a new study suggests. Gut changes can be detected in blood tests...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Risk for Later Arrhythmias
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) overall, as well as Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) individually, have an increased risk for developing later...
ACG: Intestinal Ultrasound Monitoring Cuts Time to Treatment Change in IBD
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 – For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), monitoring by intestinal ultrasound (IUS) results in reduced time to treatment change and to remission, according to a...
FDA Approves Velsipity for Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis in Adults
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Velsipity (etrasimod) for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). The approval was based on results...
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