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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...

FDA Approves Skyrizi (risankizumab-rzaa) for Ulcerative Colitis

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Skyrizi® (risankizumab-rzaa) for adults with moderately ...

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)...

Risk for Most Cardiovascular Diseases No Higher With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 – Among postmenopausal women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there is no higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with women without IBD, although the risk...

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 ...

FDA Approves Simlandi (adalimumab-ryvk), an Interchangeable Biosimilar to Humira

REYKJAVIK, Iceland and PARSIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO) and Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE:...

Baby's Diet Could Cut Lifetime Odds for Crohn's, Colitis

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 – Toddlers are famously picky eaters, but parents may be doing their young child's future gut a huge favor if they insist on a healthy diet. New research shows that toddlers...

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...

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