Pediatric IBD: Combined Tx Affects Skin Infection Risk Skin and soft tissue infections are more common in children with Crohn’s disease, especially those receiving combination therapy with a TNF-alpha ...

The cause of both conditions remains unknown, though both have been linked to genetic and environmental factors, as well as potential disruptions of the gut microbiome. They also share a number of ...

A chain of immune reactions in the gut—driven by a key signaling protein and a surge of white blood cells from the bone ...

A new study shows stimulating the vagus nerve in mice with colitis reduced stress-driven symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease by regulating SUMOylation, an immune response that triggers gut ...

In the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, synthetic mucus gels can be used to deliver monoclonal antibodies without inducing broad immunosuppression.

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

In a dusty hospital basement on the outskirts of London, over 100 years of medical history lines the shelves, neatly arranged ...

By reducing the level at which traces of blood in a FIT test trigger further investigation – from 120 micrograms of blood per gram of poo down to 80 – the NHS will offer 35% more screening ...

A pacemaker-like device may help those who suffer from bowel incontinence, or loss of bowel control, researchers say. The first person in the United States to receive the device since its approval as ...

The growing numbers of younger people with bowel cancer has left doctors worldwide perplexed. Read more at straitstimes.com.