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September 28, 2017

Wound-Healing Protein May Be Useful in Treating IBS

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A protein produced by immune cells can promote wound healing in the intestine, a finding that could lead to treatments for inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS). The study “Macrophage-derived IL-10 mediates ... Read more

September 27, 2017September 27, 2017

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Infusion a Possible Therapy for Crohn’s Fistulas, Review Study Suggests

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While current treatments for fistulas in Crohn’s disease patients have often led to unsatisfactory results, new stem cell-based therapies, specifically mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), have shown great potential, a review analysis has ... Read more

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017

Kids with IBD More Likely to Get Cancer, Swedish Study Shows

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Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a higher risk of cancer later in life, a Swedish study has concluded. The study, “Childhood onset inflammatory bowel disease and risk of cancer: a ... Read more

September 25, 2017

France Is First EU Country to Give Abivax Go-ahead to Test ABX464 in Ulcerative Colitis

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France has become the first European country to give Abivax a green light to start clinical trials of ABX464 as a treatment for moderate-to-severe active ulcerative colitis. The therapy candidate is already being tested ... Read more

September 22, 2017

Oxford University Press to Publish Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Journal

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Oxford University Press will begin publishing the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Inflammatory Bowel Diseases journal in 2018. While Inflammatory Bowel Diseases has been around for more than 20 years, the partnership ... Read more

September 21, 2017

Kenneth Rainin Foundation Awards $3 Million to 30 Bowel Disease Research Projects

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The Kenneth Rainin Foundation has awarded $3 million to scientists who will be pursuing 30 innovative inflammatory bowel disease projects. Those who received the Innovator Awards will be working on projects that could lead to ... Read more

September 20, 2017

Mount Sinai Scientists Develop First Predictive Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Using information from patient records at different stages of inflammatory bowel disease, New York scientists have developed the world’s first gene-based predictive model of the disorder. An article on the ... Read more

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017

Immune System, Nerve Cells Jointly Work to Fight Gut Infections, Suggesting New IBD Treatment Strategies

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Nerve cells in the gut work with the immune system to fight infections, suggesting potential therapeutic avenues for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), say researchers at New York’s Weill Cornell Medicine. Their ... Read more

September 18, 2017

Involving Patients in IBD Management Process Can Improve Overall Care, Study Finds

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Management and healthcare of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be a very difficult task. According to a German study, development of activities that involve the patient in the ... Read more

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017

Breastfeeding May Protect Babies Against IBD Later in Life, Review Study Finds

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Breastfeeding newborns and infants can lessen the likelihood that they will develop Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) later in life, new review study shows. And the longer a child ... Read more