Posts by: Margarida Azevedo, MSc

Margarida Azevedo, MSc

Margarida graduated with a BS in Health Sciences from the University of Lisbon and a MSc in Biotechnology from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST-UL). She worked as a molecular biologist research associate at a Cambridge UK-based biotech company that discovers and develops therapeutic, fully human monoclonal antibodies.

January 20, 2017

AXIM Begins Phase 2 Trial of Cannabinoid Chewing Gum for IBS Symptoms

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AXIM Biotech has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of its CanChew Plus cannabinoid (CBD)-based chewing gum for alleviating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In the case ... Read more

January 19, 2017

Protagonist Therapeutics Begins Phase 2b Trial of PTG-100 as Ulcerative Colitis Treatment

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Protagonist Therapeutics has started a Phase 2b clinical trial to evaluate PTG-100, its lead candidate as a potential treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC). The multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel, adaptive two-stage trial ... Read more

January 18, 2017

Cellceutix Enrolls Second Group in Phase 2 Trial of IBD Therapy Brilacidin

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Cellceutix has completed enrolling a second cohort of patients with mild-to-moderate ulcerative proctitis/ulcerative proctosigmoiditis (UP/UPS), two forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating brilacidin (PMX-30063). ... Read more

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017

The Family Curse

Columns, Crohn's Corner - a column by Judy Walters

One thing I hate about Crohn’s is how it runs in families. In my case, my aunt has it. She had no children, so I don’t know if she would ... Read more

January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

High Intake of Red Meat by Men Linked to Diverticulitis

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Eating large quantities of red meats, particularly those that are unprocessed, might be linked to an increased risk of diverticulitis, a common inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), reports a study published ... Read more

January 11, 2017January 11, 2017

Kenneth Rainin Foundation Offers $100K Grant for Innovative IBD Research

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The Kenneth Rainin Foundation is encouraging researchers from around the world to submit ideas that might revolutionize inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment. The potential reward: a $100,000 grant from the foundation’s Innovator Award ... Read more

January 11, 2017January 11, 2017

How Much Do You Tell Others About Your Chronic Illness?

Columns, Crohn's Corner - a column by Judy Walters

I’ve had this conversation with fellow sufferers of chronic disease: How much do you tell others about the disease? What do you tell? When do you tell? Whom do you ... Read more

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017

Happy New Year … Not!

Columns, Crohn's Corner - a column by Judy Walters

I wanted to start this column by saying “Happy New Year!” But last week was anything but happy for me. I’d been off Prednisone for a week, having felt good ... Read more

January 3, 2017

Special Diet Seen to Induce Remission in Children with Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis

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A Seattle Children’s Hospital gastroenterologist has documented that diet alone can help some pediatric patients with active Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) move into clinical remission. The results of the study, “Clinical and Fecal ... Read more

December 22, 2016

Patients with Crohn’s Ileal Disease Much More Likely to Relapse After Surgery

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New research shows that more than 25% of patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) relapse after surgery, and those with ileal disease — inflammation and irritation of the ileum, the lower ... Read more