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Normal Microbiome defined
I used to hope that gene therapy would be the magic bullet for IBD. Then it was stem cell therapy. Now I’m hanging my hopes on knowledge gained from the Human Microbiome Project. It’s basic tenets...
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Randomized drug trials not so randomized
In this meta study, only about one third of IBD patients reviewed would have been eligible to participate in FDA studies on the efficacy of biological agents (Adalimumab, Certolizumab pegol,...
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Specific bacterial species may initiate, maintain Crohn’s
From the study: Patients newly diagnosed with pediatric Crohn’s disease had significantly different levels of certain types of bacteria in their intestinal tracts than age-matched controls, according...
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uBiome – get your microbiome sequenced
This looks interesting: Be a citizen scientist and help us sequence the human microbiome. Learn about your health, advance science, and CHANGE THE WORLD! Here’s your link.Filed under: research Tagged:...
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UCD report: Nitrate helps fuel the flame of IBD
A report from UC Davis Health System links nitrate produced by gut inflammation to E. coli growth, crowding out good bacteria, and contributing to the inflammatory process. In test-tube and animal...
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CCFA releases “Challenges in IBD Research”
The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America has released it’s latest “Challenges in IBD Research” It is from their official journal and is entitled “Update on Progress and Prioritization of the...
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Crohn’s disease bacterial profile revealed
Article From Scientific American: The largest study of its kind has revealed for the first time the specific gut bacteria involved in Crohn’s disease, which afflicts an estimated 700,000 Americans with...
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Novel mechanism for Crohn’s disease uncovered
Researches at the Technische Universität München have shown in a mouse model that bacterial imbalance in the gut can lead to a Chrohn’s-like inflammation. Previously, it was not know wether an...
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$2.5 million study of diet to treat CD
Well I’ll be damned. For the first time ever, dietary intervention will be the focus of a major national research study of patients with Crohn’s disease. The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America...
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PRODUCE Study
A nationwide, largest ever, SCD study just started. The PRODUCE is a multi-center study done simultaneously at 12 leading hospitals around the US. It aims to determine the effectiveness of a specific...
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