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December 13, 2014December 17, 2014

Study on Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Reveals Promising Insights

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A new study on the role of Toll-like receptor 4 and the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) entitled “Toll-like receptor 4 Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile polymorphisms: new data and a ... Read more

December 10, 2014December 10, 2014

Immunoglobulin Therapy by Entera Health Eases IBD Symptoms

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Key representatives of biotechnology company Entera Health, Inc. were recently invited to attend this year’s Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Clinical & Research Conference titled, “Advances In Inflammatory Bowel Diseases” in Orlando, ... Read more

December 4, 2014December 4, 2014

RedHill Funds Israeli IBD Society Meeting and Presents Crohn’s Study

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The Israeli company RedHill Biopharma Ltd. is sponsoring the Israeli Inflammatory Bowel Disease Society meeting, which is taking place on December 9th at the Dan Hotel in Tel-Aviv, Israel. The company’s role as sponsor ... Read more

December 3, 2014September 28, 2016

IBD Therapy Infliximab Tested in Pediatric Patients 7 and Under

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A recent study entitled “Infliximab therapy in pediatric patients 7 years of age and younger” reports that infliximab therapy is less efficient in treating inflammatory bowel disease in children aged ... Read more

November 20, 2014November 20, 2014

COPD, Asthma Patients More At Risk To Develop IBD

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A new study entitled “Increased incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Québec residents with airway diseases” reports that patients afflicted with lung diseases have a higher risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease. The findings ... Read more

November 20, 2014November 20, 2014

Alliance for Children’s Therapeutics Includes IBD, MS and Asthma in Their Studies

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The Alliance for Children’s Therapeutics (ACT) was established last June by the Seattle Children’s Research Institute and biotechnology company Kineta with the purpose of being the first-of-its-kind pediatric research and funding partnership, ... Read more

November 19, 2014

First Crohn’s and Colitis Trust Youth Camp Possible Thanks To Jetstar Grant

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The Crohn’s and Colitis New Zealand Charitable Trust (CCNZ) was recently granted a $30,000 Jetstar Flying Start funding to enable the creation of the first camp for children and teenagers suffering ... Read more

November 17, 2014September 28, 2016

Massey University Enrolls IBD Patients For Nutrition Study

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Massey University in New Zealand is enrolling patients for a nationwide human nutrition research project, which aims to study what causes the development of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). Conducted by Hannah Morton, a ... Read more

November 12, 2014November 12, 2014

Discovery of Complex Genetic Starting Points of Autoimmune Diseases Like IBD Could Lead To Improved Therapies

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In a new study entitled “Genetic and epigenetic fine mapping of causal autoimmune disease variants” and published in the Nature journal, the authors discovered how variations within the DNA, when inherited, ... Read more

November 10, 2014September 28, 2016

Medical Symposium To Explore Advances In IBD Crohn’s & Colitis Research

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CME Outfitters, LLC (CMEO) in partnership with USF Health, is hosting an interactive Continuing Medical Education (CME) symposium in conjunction with the 2014 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s ... Read more