August 17, 2014

Crohn's caused by showers and rivers?

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New research from  Lancaster University  has found the MAP pathogen associated with Crohn's Disease to be present in 10% of domestic sho...
November 23, 2013

Worms trial terminated

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A disappointing report from  Medpage Today  indicates that a German trial of whipworm for the control of Crohn's Disease has been cancel...
March 11, 2012

Crohn's vaccine

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Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) has been a contender as a cause of Crohn's for a while, but nothing conclusive h...

Vitamin D may reduce risk of developing Crohn's

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Two years after two previous reports  on the role vitamin D may play in the development of Crohn's Disease,  Medscape has noted the res...
August 30, 2011

New Scientist calls for worm investigation

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An editorial in the latest New Scientist, Let them eat worms , calls for a relaxation of regulations so that full-scale clinical trials into...
September 26, 2010

Infliximab effective after surgery

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Research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology shows the continuation of infliximab after surgery is effective and useful, ...
March 09, 2010

Vitamin D to combat Crohn's

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Two new studies have pointed to Vitamin D having a role in fighting Crohn's. Scientists believe that the boost to the immune system prov...
January 05, 2010

Genes causing defective gut lining

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The BBC reports that research comparing the genes of thousands of people with or without ulcerative colitis has found four genes of interes...
December 27, 2009

Ineffective interleukin-10?

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a small study of children with severe colitis has found a genetic mutation that reduced the e...
November 30, 2009

Weak immune response blamed

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In the long-running debate over whether Crohn's is caused by over-active or under-active immune systems the New Scientist reports on re...