Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.,Sep 28 2020 The research by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, in collaboration with Harvard University, has yielded highly encouraging results, and studies in animal models have already begun. The UPV/EHU’s NanoBioCel research group has for many years been developing systems enabling cells to be used as drugs. Cell therapy raises hopes for treating...
Tag: <span>inflammatory bowel disease</span>
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Team develops wearable sensor to help people with inflammatory bowel disease
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS IMAGE: UT DALLAS RESEARCHERS DESIGNED A PROTOTYPE OF A WRISTWATCH-LIKE DEVICE THAT DETECTS TWO KEY BIOMARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. University of Texas at Dallas researchers have designed a wearable device that monitors sweat for biomarkers that could signal flare-ups of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A team of bioengineers demonstrated the...
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Study reveals dietary fructose heightens inflammatory bowel disease
by Stony Brook University Micrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Diet remains an important part of disease prevention and management, and a new study suggests that consumption of fructose may worsen intestinal inflammation common to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Led by David Montrose, Ph.D., of the...
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Immunosuppressive therapy for inflammatory bowel disease does not increase women’s risk of vulvar or vaginal cancer
by Elsevier In a new retrospective study, researchers found that the use of immunosuppressive therapy does not increase the occurrence or recurrence of vulvar or vaginal cancer in women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, earlier onset of cancer was reported, and lymphomas were found in some patients, which is very rare in the genital...
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Guidance issued for food intake in inflammatory bowel disease
(HealthDay)—In an article from the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, published online Feb. 14 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, recommendations are presented regarding specific food consumption for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Arie Levine, M.D., from the Wolfson Medical Center at Tel Aviv University in Israel, and colleagues reviewed the...
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Specialized immune cells could help repair inflammatory bowel disease damage in children
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A new study suggests that specialized immune cells that dampen inflammation and help repair the gut could be used as a potential therapy for children dealing with the painful symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The research from BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia shows that a specific...
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A non-invasive test for early detection and monitoring of bowel diseases
A team of researchers from the Medical University of Warsaw in Poland has proposed a novel, non-invasive test for screening and monitoring gut diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The technique uses a tiny blood and stool sample to determine gut permeability, a key marker of these diseases. The importance of our gut...
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Why we all need to be proactive about our bowels
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a mounting burden on health-care systems globally. Manipulating environmental exposures to optimize a healthy microbiome may hold the promise of preventing chronic inflammatory diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Credit: Shutterstock A 2012 study found that Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (two types of IBD) are significantly on...
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Body knows best: A natural healing mechanism for inflammatory bowel disease
The findings suggest that boosting signals in certain cells and not in others might even help treat colon cancer WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Treating inflammatory diseases of the bowel is extremely challenging: Genes, gut microbes and disrupted immune function all contribute. Weizmann Institute of Science researchers are proposing a way around this complexity. In a study in...
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Smoking may cause inflammatory bowel disease
A new study shows a direct effect of cigarette smoke on intestinal inflammation for the first time. Researchers in South Korea report that exposing mice to cigarette smoke results in colitis, an inflammation of the colon resembling Crohn’s disease, and identify a specific white blood cell and inflammatory protein responsible for this effect. The...