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June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

Corrona Enrolls First Patient in Novel IBD Registry to Study Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis

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Corrona, a provider of U.S. disease registries, has enrolled the first patient in its novel inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) registry, launched in May 2017. This is the first national registry ... Read more

May 25, 2017

New Clinical Trial to Study IBD and Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Children

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A new clinical trial at Seattle Children’s Hospital aims to provide doctors with information about how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) develops in children. The goal is to find strategies for clinicians ... Read more

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016

Crohn’s Patients Who Smoke at Higher Risk of Relapse After Surgery, Study Reports

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People with Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are more likely to experience a post-surgery disease relapse if they smoke, new research finds. The study, “Mercaptopurine versus placebo to prevent recurrence ... Read more

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016

Peptide-Based Oral Drugs for Bowel Diseases Closer to Development

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University of Queensland‘s spin-off biotech company Protagonist Therapeutics is getting closer to developing peptide-based first-in-class oral drugs for treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The oral therapy has ... Read more

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016

Last Call for Abstracts for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Meeting, AIBD 2016

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Organizers of the Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD 2016) Conference announced that its final date for abstract submission is Sept. 13. AIBD is the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s (CCFA) clinical research conference, and ... Read more

August 19, 2016August 19, 2016

Ginger Nanoparticles May Be Inexpensive, Nontoxic IBD Treatment, VA Researchers Say

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A study by researchers at the Atlanta VA Medical Center revealed that nanoparticles derived from fresh ginger root may be an effective treatment for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. In ... Read more

August 17, 2016August 17, 2016

Antipsychotic Seen to Work to Control Gut Inflammation in Early Study

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The immune system of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans can be manipulated with antipsychotic drugs — drugs that affect the nervous system — to control inflammation in the gut, researchers reported. The finding suggests ... Read more

August 12, 2016August 12, 2016

Genetic Variant Associated with Crohn’s Disease Linked to Altered Gut Microbiome

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A team led by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) found that a genetic variation associated to blood pressure, obesity, cholesterol levels, and ... Read more

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016

Excessive Hygienic Environment Can Increase IBD Risk, Study Shows

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Researchers from Montefiore Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified factors in low environmental hygiene conditions that lead to less risk for developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study, ... Read more

August 5, 2016August 5, 2016

Stem Cell Therapy for Perianal Fistulas in Crohn’s Patients Shows Benefits in Phase 3 Trial

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The 24-week results of a Phase 3 trial showing the effectiveness of the investigational therapy Cx601 in the treatment of complex perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn’s disease were recently published in The ... Read more