Crohn’s Disease

July 28, 2014September 28, 2016

Researchers Suggest Running Your Shower To Decrease the Risks of Crohn’s Disease

Crohn's Disease, News

Scientists believe that bathroom showers may spread bacteria that cause Crohn’s Disease, and advise people to run the water for a short period before taking a bath. A Lancaster University research ... Read more

July 24, 2014

Crohn’s Disease Patient Gathers Testimonies To Write On The Disease

Crohn's Disease, News

Shannon Ingle, a Crohn’s Disease (CD) patient, has begun to write a testimonial book on the disease to raise people’s awareness of its symptoms and their understanding of CD patients’ limitations, hoping to ... Read more

July 21, 2014

Stabilizing NOD2 Protein May Provide Effective Therapy For Chron’s Disease

Crohn's Disease, News

Heat shock protein 70’s overexpression stabilizes the Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) Crohn mutants, rescuing its activity and ultimately providing an effective therapy for Crohn’s disease, a study conducted ... Read more

July 17, 2014

Genetic Link Between Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and Leprosy Studied in Canada

Crohn's Disease, News

Researchers from the University of Ottawa in Canada are investigating the link between Parkinson’s, Crohn’s disease, and leprosy, since they believe the three diseases share a genetic link, the LRRK2 gene, ... Read more

July 14, 2014

Crohn’s Disease Patients Have Unique Gene Expression and Microbiota Profiles

Crohn's Disease, News

Sometimes, patients’ genetic profiles lead to diseases such as Crohn’s and other inflammatory bowel diseases. Other times the environment impacts disease onset. Often, the two factors combine, and a study ... Read more

July 8, 2014

Survey Reinforces the Effectiveness of Anti-TNF-Alpha to Treat Pediatric CD

Crohn's Disease, News

Anti-tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-Alpha) has been further established as an effective treatment for children who suffer from Crohn’s disease (CD), as evaluated by a recent multi-institute survey. The results were published ... Read more

July 7, 2014September 28, 2016

“Gutsy Walk” Raises Up To $3 Million for Crohn’s and Colitis

Crohn's Disease, News, Ulcerative colitis

The 2014 edition of the Gutsy Walk, a fundraising walk organized by Crohn’s and Colitis Canada (CCC) to raise the public’s awareness of IBD and to support scientific research for Crohn’s disease and ... Read more

July 3, 2014

Takeda’s Entyvio Approved By FDA for Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease

Crohn's Disease, News, Ulcerative colitis

The Entyvio (vedolizumab) injection to treat adult patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn‘s disease (CD) was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug, which was ... Read more

July 2, 2014July 2, 2014

Anti-TNF-a IBD Drugs Found to Not Be Associated with Cancer Risk

Crohn's Disease, IBD News, News, Ulcerative colitis

A sigh of relief for many Chron’s and colitis patients: the class of drugs known as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) antagonists do not cause an short-term increased risk of ... Read more

July 1, 2014

Takeda’s New Drug for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Seen As Promising Treatment

Crohn's Disease, News, Ulcerative colitis

The recent FDA and European Commission approvals of Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ drug Entyvio for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease has given doctors and patients a promising new therapeutic option to tackle ... Read more