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Promising Drug Fails To Improve COPD Symptoms
May 1, 2007 A promising anti-inflammatory drug failed to improve symptoms of moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, in a large, multicenter ... > full story -
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked To Nerve Damage
April 23, 2007 People with inflammatory bowel disease may also be at risk for developing nerve damage and other neurological problems, according to recent ... > full story -
Susceptibility To Crohn's Disease -- An Important New Clue
April 20, 2007 Crohn's disease is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder of the intestinal tract that affects an estimated 0.15 percent of people in the developed world. In a genome-wide association study with ... > full story -
Additional Genetic Risk Factors For Crohn's Disease Identified
April 15, 2007 An international research team has identified several novel genetic variations associated with the risk of Crohn's disease. One of the identified genes establishes a role for autophagy, a previously ... > full story -
Researchers Identify Molecular Basis Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
March 14, 2007 Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis, severely impair the lives of more than four million people worldwide. The development of effective therapies against these ... > full story -
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Withdrawal Drug Offers Symptom Relief To Crohn's Sufferers, Study Shows
February 3, 2007 A Penn State College of Medicine pilot study suggests a low dose of naltrexone, a drug used to ease symptoms of alcohol and drug addiction, may also bring relief to people with Crohn's disease, a ... > full story -
The Problem With Treating Spondylarthritis With Anti-TNF Strategies
January 30, 2007 Researchers tested the effectiveness of etanercept, an established TNF receptor, on animal models of arthritis. Their cast doubts on the feasibility of preventing joint and spine ankylosis with ... > full story -
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Doubles Risk Of Pregnancy Complications
December 21, 2006 Inflammatory bowel disease roughly doubles the chances of pregnancy complications, reveals research published ahead of print in Gut. Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD for short, is an umbrella term ... > full story -
Scientists Find Major Susceptibility Gene For Crohn's Disease
October 26, 2006 Researchers report the discovery of a new genetic link to Crohn's disease. Mutations of a gene, which codes for a receptor in a major inflammatory pathway, are strongly associated with Crohn's, they ... > full story -
New Link In The Chain Between Bacteria And Inflammatory Bowel Disease
October 6, 2006 Inflammatory bowel disease is caused by an inappropriate immune response to bacteria living naturally in the gut, but how bacteria trigger this is not known. A new study has now shown that mice ... > full story
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