Archive for the 'Crohn's / IBD' Category


Cancer Drugs Offer Hope For Crohn’s Disease And Sarcoidosis

A new finding out in the December 1st issue of Genes & Development offers insight into a new treatment avenue for two painful inflammatory diseases: Crohn’s Disease and sarcoidosis. While the loss of NOD2, the gene studied in the provoking article, increases the risk of developing Crohn’s disease, increased activity of this gene is also thought to exacerbate symptoms…


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Vitamin D Deficiency Puts IBD Patients At Greater Risk Of Osteoporosis

Vitamin D deficiency puts patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at greater risk of osteoporosis, osteopenia and an overall higher rate of abnormal bone density, according to the results of a new study unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, Texas...
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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...
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