Computational Model Of Colon Inflammation Singles Out Dangerous Immune Cells
Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have constructed a mathematical and computational model of inflammatory bowel disease that allows researchers to simulate the cellular and molecular changes underlying chronic inflammation in humans...

Vitamin D Receptor Emerges As A Key Player Amid The Murk Of 'Gut Flora'
Within the human digestive tract is a teeming mass of hundreds of types of bacteria, a potpourri of microbes numbering in the trillions that help us digest food and keep bad bacteria in check...

A Step Towards A New Therapy For Chronic Bowel Disease
Scientists associated with VIB (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) and Ghent University (UGent) have discovered that A20 protein plays an important protective role in diseases associated with chronic bowel inflammation. This makes A20 into a promising therapeutic target for the development of new anti-inflammatory drugs...

Plant Extract May Be Effective Against Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A South Dakota State University scientist's research shows an extract made from a food plant in the Brassica family was effective in alleviating signs of ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel condition, in mice...

Cancer Drug Shows Promise For Treating A Wide Range Of Inflammatory Diseases
Those looking for a new treatment for a range of inflammatory diseases like arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and lupus may need to look no further than a drug already available for treating cancer...

Bovine Paratuberculosis Close To Being Eradicated According To International Experts
A group of 85 international experts, amongst whom are two scientists from NEIKER-Tecnalia, believe that the illness known as bovine paratuberculosis or Johne's disease can be eradicated by means of control programmes, new vaccines or the sacrifice of infected animals...

Measurement Of C-Reactive Protein In Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients
C-reactive protein (CRP) is used to assess disease activity in diverse inflammatory disorders including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, in IBD, a significant number of patients present with low CRP levels despite clinically active disease. In paediatric patients with IBD the performance of CRP is an understudied area...

A Future Strategy For The Treatment Of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is characterized by frequent diarrheal attacks and anal bleeding. Histologic characteristics of UC are the invasion of the crypt epithelium and lamina propria by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), disruption of the epithelial lining, and consequently mucosal ulceration and crypt abscess formation in the bowel wall...

Virus Works With Gene To Cause Crohn's-Like Illness
Scientists have shown that a specific virus can interact with a mutation in the host's genes to trigger disease. The observation may help explain why many people with disease risk genes do not actually develop disease. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St...

Potential New Treatment For Ulcerative Colitis Following Discovery
McMaster University researchers have identified a specific chemical that may trigger remission in patients with the debilitating disease of ulcerative colitis...

New Psychological Intervention Program Developed At The University Of Georgia Shows Promise In Helping Those With Bowel Diseases
Disease is a private matter to many of us. For many reasons, we want to keep it to ourselves, and no cluster of disorders challenges patients' need for privacy more than inflammatory bowel disease. Teenagers with IBD, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, often have serious trouble coping with the disorders...

Symptoms Of Digestive Disorders Alleviated By Probiotic Found In Breast Milk
New research published in the FASEB Journal suggests that Lactobacillus reuteri immediately affects nerves in the gut, explaining how probiotics work Here's another reason to breast feed your baby: Canadian researchers have discovered how a probiotic found in breastmilk reduces or eliminates painful cramping in the gut...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease May Be Eased By Use Of Local Anesthetics
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, mainly the intestines, that may occur in those people who have genetic potential combined with environmental factors. There has been no definitive medical treatment and drugs usually just relieve the symptoms. Local anesthetics are used to locally desensitize the tissues to allow surgical interventions...

Prescription Charges Unchanged For People With Longterm Medical Conditions Crohn's And Colitis
The National Association for Colitis and Crohn's disease (NACC) has welcomed the publication of Professor Ian Gilmore's review on prescription charge exemption for people with long term conditions, and calls on the new coalition government to act on his considered and clearly presented proposals to abolish prescription charges for people in England who are living with liv...

ACG Experts Provide Insight On The Latest IBD Therapies, Pregnancy And Pediatric Patient Concerns In New Podcast Series
The American College of Gastroenterology announced the release of a new podcast series, " Audio Q&A on Inflammatory Bowel Disease," featuring ACG experts answering questions on topics of most concern to IBD patients, their caregivers and loved ones...