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Do you know common food dye can trigger inflammatory bowel diseases? Resea
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Long-term use of the food dye Allura Red may increase the incidence of IBDs, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, according to Waliul Khan of McMaster University. Research using experimental animal models of IBD has shown that prolonged exposure to Allura Red AC is detrimental to intesti
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Common food dye can trigger inflammatory bowel diseases: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Long-term consumption of Allura Red food dye can be a potential trigger of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, says McMaster University's Waliul Khan. Researchers using experimental animal models of IBD found that continual exposure to Allura Red AC ha
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Researchers find out new treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
People with inflammatory bowel diseases develop inflammation of the intestine that can cause thickening of the gut wall and life-threatening blockage of the intestinal tube. Twenty to 50 per cent of people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are affected over their lifetime by this p
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Infusion of 3D cellular structures has potential to repair damaged intesti
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 14 (ANI): Ulcerative colitis, the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores) in the digestive tract, also affects the innermost lining of the colon and rectum. It can be a debilitating condition and can sometimes lead to life-threaten
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Research suggests endoscopy might one day be replaced by more efficient te
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): During a recent study, a University of Houston biomedical researcher found a step forward for diagnosing intestinal diseases like ulcerative colitis, colorectal cancer and Crohn's disease using stool proteins.
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'Good' bacteria show promise for clinical treatment of Crohn's disease, ul
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates that a consortium of bacteria designed to complement missing or underrepresented functions in the imbalanced microbiome of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, prevented and treated chronic immun
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Study discovers new measures to predict risk of bowel diseases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 27 (ANI): Mount Sinai researchers claim to have discovered new measures to predict risk for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
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Multi-population risk scores could improve risk prediction for inflammator
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): Using genetic data from nearly 30,000 people, Mount Sinai researchers have built risk scores from a combination of datasets representing distinct ancestral populations that improve prediction of risk for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) including Crohn's
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Researchers find drug to correct gene defect that causes immune-driven gut
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], September 30 (ANI): A team of researchers found that the drug tofacitinib, also called Xeljanz and approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis, can repair permeability defects in the intestine.
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Antibiotics associated with higher risk of inflammatory bowel disease: Stu
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 22 (ANI): The use of antibiotics with a greater spectrum of microbial coverage may be associated with an increased risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its subtypes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, a team of researchers discovered.
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Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease:
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 18 (ANI): A team of researchers discovered that use of antibiotics with a greater spectrum of microbial coverage may be associated with an increased risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its subtypes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
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Study reveals important genetic mechanism behind inflammatory bowel diseas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], April 10 (ANI): A recent study has pinpointed a genetic variation responsible for driving the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The genetic pathway associated with this variation is involved in other immune disorders that could serve as an important thera
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