News tagged with inflammatory bowel
Researchers Discover Mutations in Two Genes that Cause Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team including researchers with the National Institutes of Health has discovered that mutations in either of two related genes cause a severe and rare form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ...
JAX publishes online tool for exploring autoimmune disease gene networks
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Currently, 5-8% of the U.S. population is afflicted with an autoimmune disease. Many of these are chronic and require life-long care. Moreover, different autoimmune diseases aggregate within a single family, ...
Study reveals possible link between IBD therapy and skin cancer
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Findings from a new retrospective cohort study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego indicate that patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), especially ...
Probiotic found to be effective treatment for colitis in mice
Oct 26, 2009 |
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The probiotic, Bacillus polyfermenticus, can help mice recover from colitis, a new study has found. Mice treated with B. polyfermenticus during the non-inflammatory period of the disease had reduced rectal bleeding, their tissues ...
The bowels of infection
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Current research suggests that latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The related report by Onyeagocha et al, "Latent cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates experimental colitis," ...
Discovery of genetic defect may lead to better treatments for common gut diseases
Oct 08, 2009 |
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New findings related to an uncommon genetic disorder may impact the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the most common chronic gastrointestinal illness in children and teens. Two ...
Ulcerative colitis treatment reduces need for surgery by almost half
Oct 01, 2009 |
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A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that ulcerative colitis patients had a 41 percent reduction in colectomy after a year when treated with infliximab, according to a study published in the October 2009 issue ...
Masitinib -- targeted therapy for cancers, inflammatory diseases and neurological indications
Sep 30, 2009 |
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In new research published in the open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal PLoS ONE, Dr Patrice Dubreuil and colleagues characterise the pharmacological profile of masitinib (AB1010), a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) ...
Promising new target emerges for autoimmune diseases
Sep 01, 2009 |
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University of Michigan scientists say they have uncovered a fundamentally new mechanism that holds in check aggressive immune cells that can attack the body's own cells. The findings open a new avenue of research ...
Antimicrobial antibodies in celiac disease: Trick or treat?
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Anti-microbial antibody formation has been reported in celiac disease. Relatively high positivity rates were observed for the conventional antibodies, for example, ASCA, anti-OmpW, and anti-I2, and they were known to decrease ...
Genetically engineered bacteria are sweet success against IBD
Aug 20, 2009 |
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For the first time, scientists have used a genetically engineered "friendly" bacterium to deliver a therapy.
Study finds adverse effects in treatment for primary sclerosing cholangitis
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an uncommon chronic liver disease characterized by progressive inflammation and destruction of the bile ducts. The disease progresses slowly, usually leading to biliary cirrhosis, ...
Animal Models of Disease: Could Science Do Without Them?
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(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 ...
FDA: Arthritis drugs pose cancer risk to children
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal regulators on Tuesday added stronger warnings to a group of best-selling drugs used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, saying they can increase the risk of cancer in children and adolescents.
Cannibalistic cells may help prevent infections
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Infectious-disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have demonstrated that a cannibalistic process in cells plays a key role in limiting Salmonella infection.
