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August 15, 2014August 15, 2014

23andMe Partners With Pfizer to Research Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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California-based personal genetics company 23andMe recently partnered with Pfizer to enroll 10,000 patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a research initiative that will explore how genetics and environment are associated with ... Read more

August 12, 2014September 28, 2016

Study Links IBD Factors To Increased Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer

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Researchers continue to study the effect that inflammatory bowel disease has on increasing a patient’s risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC). Recently, IBD News Today‘s Dr. Ana De Barros reported on ... Read more

August 11, 2014August 11, 2014

Thiopurine Use for IBD May Increase Incidence of Myeloid Disorders

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A common treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may increase the risk for certain cancers, according to a new study from University Hospital of Nancy-Brabois in France. Researchers at University ... Read more

August 8, 2014September 28, 2016

Autophagy Induction Study in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colon Cancer Leads to New Insights

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A team of international researchers has studied autophagy induction in 40 unicellular parasitic species that could help identify novel therapeutic targets in patients suffering from colon cancer or inflammatory bowel ... Read more

August 4, 2014August 4, 2014

Fecal Biomarker Distinguishes IBD from IBS

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The thought of undergoing an endoscopy or radiographic imaging may deter some individuals with symptoms of irritable bowl syndrome (IBS) from determining if they have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The ... Read more

July 30, 2014September 28, 2016

Mutations in Bacteria Gut are Determined by Diet, May Help Diagnose IBD

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Changing one’s dietary regimen can cause dramatic changes in the balance of bacteria in the gut, a new insight that could help doctors better monitor the digestive system and detect chronic diseases ... Read more

July 29, 2014

Novel Nanoparticle-Based Liquid May Allow More Accurate Tract Imaging

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A new nanoscale agent for imaging the gastrointestinal (GI) tract was developed by a multi-institutional team of researchers. According to the journal Nature Nanotechnology, which recently published the results of a study, the ... Read more

July 24, 2014

IBD Patients Exposed to Thiopurines at Higher Risk of Lymphoma

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People with inflammatory bowel disease who are taking thiopurines are at significantly increased risk of lymphoma, a recent meta-analysis study showed. The thiopurine drugs are purine antimetabolites commonly used for ... Read more

July 21, 2014July 21, 2014

Univ. of Buffalo Researchers Create “Nanojuice” to Design New Imaging Technique for IBD

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A new imaging technique to examine the small intestine is being developed by a research team from the University of Buffalo. The novel method is based on nanoparticles suspended in ... Read more

July 16, 2014September 28, 2016

Oral Bacteria Might Aggravate IBD, New Study Suggests

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A certain type of bacteria in the mouth could be associated with the aggravation of inflammatory bowel disease, a study published in the Oral Diseases journal suggests. Acknowledging that streptococcus ... Read more