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December 2, 2015December 2, 2015

IBD Patients Willing to Accept High Medication Risks to Maintain Disease Remission

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According to the results of a recent survey study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) reported they were willing to accept the fairly ... Read more

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015

Janssen Launches Gut Check Mobile Application to Improve IBD Monitoring

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Janssen Biotech, Inc., one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, recently announced the launch of a novel tool called Gut Check™, which is designed to improve disease monitoring in patients suffering from ... Read more

November 17, 2015May 17, 2016

Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month Sweeping Canada

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November is the Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Month in Canada, and the Crohn’s and Colitis Canada organization is working to raise awareness of the damaging consequences these two major types of ... Read more

October 1, 2015October 1, 2015

Researchers Offer New Insights into the Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor in IBD

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A study led by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recently revealed new insights into the role of tumor necrosis factor in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The ... Read more

September 8, 2015September 8, 2015

Review Explores Link Between IBD, Th17 Immune Cells and Probiotics as a Potential Therapeutic Strategy

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A review study recently published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences focused on the role played by specific immune cells in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), and their potential use ... Read more

September 4, 2015September 28, 2016

Genetic Overlapping in IBD, Other Autoimmune Diseases May Suggest Potential For Common Therapies

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A team of scientists led by Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Applied Genomics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Center for Applied Genomics in a ... Read more

September 1, 2015September 1, 2015

Theresa Alenghat Granted AGA-CCFA-Janssen Award For IBD Epigenetics Research

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The inaugural 2015 AGA-CCFA-Janssen Research Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Epigenetics Research was recently awarded by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), in partnership with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America ... Read more

August 27, 2015August 27, 2015

Genetic Risk Factors for IBD Identified in African-American Population

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In a new study entitled “Characterization of Genetic Loci That Affect Susceptibility to Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in African Americans,” researchers investigated the genetic causes for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in ... Read more

August 26, 2015August 26, 2015

IBD Biosimilar Inflectra Approved by TGA

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Patient advocacy groups and the biotech industry are heralding the development and approval of biosimilars as a new day for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease’s (IBD) treatment. After the launching of the first Biosimilar ... Read more

August 20, 2015August 20, 2015

Recent Research Reveals Hydrogels Provide Greater Relief To IBD Patients

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) – an umbrella term used to refer to Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, and other chronic inflammatory conditions affecting the intestine — is difficult to both diagnose ... Read more