News tagged with bowel disease


Animal Models of Disease: Could Science Do Without Them?

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created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of animals in scientific research continues to be one of the most controversial issues in scientific research. Now Viewpoints, a new series of papers published in the European Journal of Immunology, brings ...


Predictors of disease behavior change in Crohn’s disease

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A research team from Hungary investigated the probability of disease behavior changes in a well-characterized Crohn's disease cohort with strict clinical follow-up. They found that perianal disease, small bowel disease, smoking, ...


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Curcumin May be Viable Supplement to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Turmeric - the key ingredient in curry - has been used in India for thousands of years to help treat colds, inflammation, arthritis and even cancer.


Pinpointing cause of colic: Researchers identify organism

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created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston say one organism discovered during their study may unlock the key to what causes colic, inconsolable crying in an otherwise healthy baby.


Is somatic hypersensitivity a predictor of irritable bowel syndrome?

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created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although visceral hypersensitivity is considered a hallmark feature of IBS, conflicting evidence exists regarding somatic hypersensitivity in this patient population. Several investigators have found no evidence for heightened ...


Novel genetic finding offers new avenue for future Crohn's disease treatment

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created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine identified a novel link between ITCH, a gene known to regulate inflammation in the body and NOD2, a gene which causes the majority of genetic Crohn's Disease ...


Autoinflammatory disease model reveals role for innate, not adaptive, immunity

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created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have developed the first mouse model for auto-inflammatory diseases, disorders that involve the over-activation of the body's innate, primitive immune ...


Electronic pill shows its smarts by measuring pH levels in digestive tract

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An electronic diagnostic tool called the SmartPill is swallowed by patients in order to take measurements as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract. A new study by physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill ...


Enzyme involved in inflammatory bowel disease discovered

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created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, working with biochemists, geneticists and clinicians at the University of Bern, Switzerland and in the United Kingdom, have discovered an enzyme that has a key role in inflammatory ...


Cancer researchers first to link intestinal inflammation with systemic chromosome damage

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created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA scientists have linked for the first time intestinal inflammation with systemic chromosome damage in mice, a finding that may lead to the early identification and treatment of human inflammatory disorders, ...


No longer afraid to be a bridesmaid or travel with the boss

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created May 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

One of Laurie Keefer's patients was afraid to be a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding, others worried about traveling with the boss or even going to parties in peoples' homes.


Stem cell focus for IBD wound healing

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created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at The University of Nottingham are investigating whether stem cell markers could have a role to play in speeding up wound healing in patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).


MR enterography eliminates unnecessary radiation exposure in patients with small bowel disease

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

MR enterography is an effective tool to evaluate and guide treatment of patients with Crohn's Disease (a common form of inflammatory bowel disease that typically affects young people) without exposing them to radiation, according ...


Research sheds new light on inflammatory disease

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created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that understanding the precise timing of communication between cells that coordinate the body's response to disease could be key to new drug developments.


Researchers identify a mutation that causes inflammatory bowel disease

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created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has linked a mouse mutation to an increased susceptibility for developing inflammatory bowel disease -- represented in humans as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, ...