How social stress can worsen colitis, and what it reveals about the biology of IBD

For decades, patients with inflammatory bowel disease have reported a familiar and frustrating pattern: periods of intense stress are often followed by worsening symptoms or full-blown disease flares.

Bowel disease drug trial helps teen's dance dreams

Georgia Banks from Maltby says taking part in the drug trial means she can pursue a career in dance.
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6 warning signs of intestinal blockage you should not ignore

Digestive discomfort is common, but some symptoms go far beyond everyday indigestion. One such condition that demands urgent ...
New Scientist

Barnacle gloop could improve inflammatory bowel disease treatments

A "living glue" used by barnacles to attach to underwater surfaces could also seal gut wounds caused by inflammatory bowel ...

Blood test flags digestive disease risk years before symptoms appear

Canadian researchers say a blood test measuring immune response to gut bacteria could help predict Crohn’s disease years ...

Jaguar Health Highlights Sharp Strategic Focus on Rare Intestinal Failure Diseases Fueled by Non-Dilutive Funds from Closing of License Deal for Mytesi

Jaguar has received the initial $16M payment related to the company's recently executed US out-license agreement for Mytesi ® ...

Discovery illuminates how inflammatory bowel disease promotes colorectal cancer

A chain of immune reactions in the gut—driven by a key signaling protein and a surge of white blood cells from the bone ...
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Meat intake and ulcerative colitis; AI for bowel prep; is liver steatosis a disease?

News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology ...