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Latitude Variation in Incidence of Chronic Digestive Diseases
October 31, 2011 — 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 ... > full story -
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Imaging Technology Might Help Doctors Determine Best Treatment for Crohn's Disease Patients
October 14, 2011 — Ultrasound elasticity imaging, or UEI, could allow doctors to non-invasively make the distinction between intestinal inflammation and fibrosis in Crohn's disease patients, allowing patients to ... > full story -
Study Compares Narrow Band Imaging to Chromoendoscopy for the Detection of Dysplasia in IBD Patients
October 12, 2011 — A new study finds that narrow band imaging appears to be a less time-consuming and equally effective alternative to chromoendoscopy for the detection of dysplasia in patients with long-standing ... > full story -
New Targets for Treating Inflammatory, Autoimmune Diseases Discovered
October 7, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a cellular pathway that promotes inflammation in diseases like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, and multiple sclerosis. Understanding ... > full story -
Alcohol Impairs the Body's Ability to Fight Off Viral Infection, Study Finds
September 29, 2011 — Alcohol can worsen the effects of disease. New research shows that alcohol modulates the anti-viral and inflammatory functions of monocytes. Prolonged alcohol consumption has a double negative effect ... > full story -
Study Examining Large-Scale Data of Double Balloon Enteroscopy Suggests It Is Safe and Effective
September 26, 2011 — A large-scale data review of double balloon enteroscopy over the last decade showed the endoscopic procedure to be safe and effective for detection of diseases of the small intestine, researchers ... > full story -
Blocking Inflammation Could Lead to Tailored Medical Treatments
September 19, 2011 — By using a mouse model of inflammation researchers have discovered a new class of molecules that can inhibit the recruitment of some white blood cells to sites of inflammation in the ... > full story -
T Cells Making Brain Chemicals May Lead to Better Treatments for Inflammation, Autoimmune Diseases
September 16, 2011 — Scientists have identified a surprising new role for a new type of T cell in the immune system: some of them can be activated by nerves to make a neurotransmitter (acetylcholine) that blocks ... > full story -
Biological Agents for Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated With Increased Skin Cancer Risk, Review Finds
September 7, 2011 — Biological agents used to treat rheumatoid arthritis seem to be associated with an increased risk of skin cancer, indicates a systematic review of published ... > full story -
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Novel Cytokine Protects Mice from Colitis
August 23, 2011 — Inflammatory bowel disease, which affects more than 1 million patients in North America, results from an uncontrolled immune response triggered by environmental factors, such as bacteria, in people ... > full story
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