IBD News

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016

Colon Health Linked in Study to Production of Sugars Known as O-glycans

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Certain sugars produced by the body, called O-glycans, may play a crucial role in keeping the colon healthy and in preventing cancer. Understanding how these sugars function to protect the colon ... Read more

May 5, 2016May 5, 2016

Northwestern Scientist Wins Award to Develop Safer Treatment for Pediatric Crohn’s Patients

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Two Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine scientists, Jeffrey Savas and Arun Sharma, have won the 2015 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards for projects into autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Crohn’s disease in ... Read more

May 3, 2016May 3, 2016

Salt-inducible Kinases May Be Promising Therapeutic Targets for Crohn’s, Other Autoimmune Diseases

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Salt-inducible kinases (SIK) may be a novel therapeutic target for inflammation in autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, and arthritis, according to a report published in the Journal of ... Read more

April 29, 2016June 23, 2016

Inflammatory Agent in IBD, TNF-alpha, Found to Also Promote Healing in Colon

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Researchers discovered that the molecule TNF-alpha has a dual role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While long known to promote the disease, TNF-alpha has also been found to promote key immune ... Read more

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016

Worm Infection Reduces Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Modifying Intestinal Bacteria Content, Study Finds

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Parasitic worms may trigger immune responses that alter the bacterial balance in the gut, preventing the development of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease. The study, “Helminth infection promotes ... Read more

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016

Depression in Crohn’s Disease Patients Linked in Study to Disease Flares and Hospitalizations

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Crohn’s disease patients who suffer from depression are at an increased risk for exacerbation of their symptoms and hospitalization, according to a study in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. The ... Read more

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016

Sherman Prize for Excellence in Crohn’s and Colitis Accepting Online Nominations

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The Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation announced it is seeking online nominations for the Sherman Prize for Excellence in Crohn’s and Colitis, also known as the Sherman Prize, to ... Read more

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016

CHMP Issues Positive Opinion on Samsung Bioepis’ Flixabi, a Biosimilar Treatment for IBD

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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), the scientific board of European Medicines Agency, has issued a positive opinion on Samsung Bioepis’ Flixabi for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) ... Read more

April 4, 2016May 17, 2016

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Elects 5 New Trustees to Join National Board

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The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) recently announced Donald Kortz, Mark Murray, Marcy Nanus, Joseph Nemmers and Robert “Van” Pulley as the most recent members of the foundation’s ... Read more

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016

Pfizer Oral Drug, Tofacitinib, for Ulcerative Colitis Meets Key Endpoints in Phase 3 Studies

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Pfizer, Inc., recently announced that its investigational oral drug tofacitinib has met primary and key secondary endpoints in two Phase 3 studies evaluating its efficacy and safety in inducing remission in ... Read more