Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/crohns/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240792.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240792.phpInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) travelers have an increased risk of illness during trips to industrialized countries, but not to developing or tropical regions, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association...Crohn's / IBD Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240352.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240352.phpA long-term U.S. study published online in GUT has shown that living in sunnier climates may lower the chances of developing inflammatory bowel disease, especially in those aged 30 years or over. The researchers' findings, which support earlier European research, could potentially lead to new therapies and preventive measures...Crohn's / IBD Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239940.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239940.php The incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are increasing with time and in different regions around the world, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association...Crohn's / IBD Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239683.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239683.phpAbout one in ten women of child-bearing age suffers from endometriosis, a fairly common condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other areas of the body. According to a study published in Gut, women with endometriosis are almost twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease compared to other females...Crohn's / IBD Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239625.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239625.phpA new study has found out why the African naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) experiences no pain when exposed to acid. The African naked mole-rat is one of the most unusual mammals in the world. They live in large groups underground in dark narrow burrows where carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are extremely high...Biology / Biochemistry Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239349.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239349.phpThe association between the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis and a gene that makes certain cell surface proteins has been pinpointed to a variant amino acid in a crucial binding site that profoundly influences immune response to antigens, including gut bacteria, reports a team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Cleveland Clinic, Carnegie Mellon Univers...Crohn's / IBD Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238938.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238938.php Three new locations for Crohn's Disease genes have been uncovered by scientists at UCL using a novel gene mapping approach. The complex genetic and environmental causes of Crohn's Disease (CD) have long been difficult to untangle. CD, a type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease that affects about 100 to 150 people per 100,000 in Europe, is characterised by inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract...Crohn's / IBD Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238641.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238641.phpIn a paper published in the December 2011 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, a team of scientists at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign led by Rex Gaskins, PhD have demonstrated that both microbial and host inflammatory factors modulate sulfomucin production in a human cell line, LS174T, that models intestinal goblet cells...Crohn's / IBD Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238454.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238454.phpHere's another reason why "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" - according to new research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology*, oral ingestion of apple polyphenols (antioxidants found in apple peels) can suppress T cell activation to prevent colitis in mice...Crohn's / IBD Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238072.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238072.phpA patient's viewpoint of the severity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms can be influenced not only by physical symptoms of IBS but broader psychological problems, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association...Crohn's / IBD Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238059.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238059.phpCertain patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have an increased risk of skin cancer, which is intensified by the use of immunosuppressant medications , according to two new studies in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. Immunosuppressants are commonly used in the treatment of IBD...Crohn's / IBD Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237217.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237217.phpWorking with lab cultures and mice, Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a strain of the common gut pathogen Bacteroides fragilis causes colon inflammation and increases activity of a gene called spermine oxidase (SMO) in the intestine...Colorectal Cancer Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236967.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236967.phpIMMUNOLOGY: Stopping autoimmunity in the NIK of time Immune cells known as T cells play a key role in ridding the body of dangerous microbes. However, if they are not kept under control properly they can attack the body's own tissues and cells and cause autoimmunity...Immune System / Vaccines Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236882.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236882.php 'Good bugs' look promising as anti-inflammatory agent for patients with ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, chronic fatigue syndrome In four different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC, researchers explored the effectiveness of probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhea; as an anti-inflammat...Crohn's / IBD Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236885.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236885.phpGrowing evidence for the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplants as a treatment for patients with recurrent bouts of Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) associated diarrhea is presented in three studies -- including a long-term follow-up of colonoscopic fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) for recurrent C...Crohn's / IBD Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236876.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236876.php Investigators explore potential role of UV light exposure and vitamin D in Crohn's therapy New research points to a potential role for UV light exposure and vitamin D levels in chronic digestive conditions; Crohn's disease, a serious inflammatory condition in the small intestine; and ulcerative colitis (UC), which similarly affects the colon...Crohn's / IBD Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236877.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236877.phpSocial networking sites like Facebook and YouTube can be powerful platforms to deliver and receive healthcare information, especially for patients and caregivers who are increasingly going online to connect and share experiences with others with similar medical issues or concerns...GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236842.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236842.php TxCell presents final positive results of the phase I/II clinical trial with antigen-specific Treg cells in Crohn's disease. At the United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW) in Stockholm, TxCell SA presented the final positive results of its phase I/II study of OvaSave ® developed for the treatment of patients with severe chronic active Crohn's disease (CATS-1)...Crohn's / IBD Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236287.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236287.phpScientists have been unclear for some time about how most probiotics work. A new study has found a scientific 'design' for a probiotic that could be used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease. The research by academics at the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Sciences and the School of Clinical Medicine is published online in the journal PLoS ONE...Crohn's / IBD Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236137.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236137.phpA study published Online First by Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals reveals that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) undergoing surgery may be more susceptible to develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) following surgical procedures...Crohn's / IBD Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236061.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236061.phpIt's difficult for doctors to tell whether a patient with Crohn's disease has intestinal fibrosis, which requires surgery, or inflammation, which can be treated with medicine. A new imaging method might make that task easier, according to a U-M-led study...Crohn's / IBD Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235927.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235927.phpA new study from Spain finds that narrow band imaging appears to be a less time-consuming and equally effective alternative to chromoendoscopy for the detection of dysplasia (abnormal growths) in patients with long-standing inflammatory bowel disease...Crohn's / IBD Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235839.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235839.phpAfter demonstrating that light accurately detected pre-cancerous cells in the lining of the esophagus, Duke University bioengineers turned their technology to the colon and have achieved similar results in a series of preliminary experiments. This technology could be a non-invasive way for physicians to detect abnormal cells, or dysplasia, which have the potential of turning cancerous...Colorectal Cancer Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235057.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235057.phpCrohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease, affecting approximately 1 million people in the US. The severity of the symptoms and the frequency with which they recur varies widely among patients...Crohn's / IBD Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234706.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234706.phpBy using a mouse model of inflammation researchers at the University of Calgary have discovered a new class of molecules that can inhibit the recruitment of some white blood cells to sites of inflammation in the body. A provisional patent has been filed on these molecules by Innovates Calgary...Immune System / Vaccines