News tagged with colitis
New probiotic combats inflammatory bowel disease
You know the probiotics in your peach yogurt are healthful, but now it appears they may also be a powerful treatment for disease.
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Jan 31, 2011 |
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Olive oil could guard against developing ulcerative colitis
Eating more olive oil could help prevent ulcerative colitis, according to a new study co-ordinated by medical researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
May 02, 2010 |
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Research links 29 genome regions with common form of inflammatory bowel disease
An international team of researchers has made new links between 29 regions of the genome and ulcerative colitis – a common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The new findings increase the total number of genome ...
Feb 06, 2011 |
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New genetic markers for ulcerative colitis identified
An international team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers has identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative colitis. The findings, which appear today as an advance online publication ...
Jan 04, 2009 |
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Researchers discover how worms promote healing
A new study involving a man who swallowed worm eggs to relieve symptoms of ulcerative colitis sheds light on how worms promote healing in the intestine. The study, published today in Science Translational Medicine, also i ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Study details machinery of immune protection against inflammatory diseases like colitis
Scientists report a protein made by a gene already associated with a handful of human inflammatory immune diseases plays a pivotal role in protecting the intestinal tract from colitis.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Discovery may aid remission of ulcerative colitis
McMaster University researchers have identified a specific chemical that may trigger remission in patients with the debilitating disease of ulcerative colitis.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Researchers find triggers in cells' transition from colitis to cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Florida researchers have grown tumors in mice using cells from inflamed but noncancerous colon tissue taken from human patients, a finding that sheds new light on colon cancer ...
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Curcumin May be Viable Supplement to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Turmeric - the key ingredient in curry - has been used in India for thousands of years to help treat colds, inflammation, arthritis and even cancer.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Researchers believe discovery could lead to testing that displaces colonoscopies
Nobody enjoys colonoscopies, including mice. University of Missouri researchers are excited about the potential of using genetic biomarkers to predict colon cancer caused by inflammation. A new method developed at the MU ...
Feb 16, 2011 |
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One bacterium brings on the T cells
How exactly do the countless microbes that call our bodies "home" help us to maintain healthy immune systems?
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Researchers find vitamin D absorption is diminished in patients with Crohn's disease
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have for the first time shown that reduced vitamin D absorption in patients with quiescent Crohn's disease (CD) may be the cause for their increased risk for vitamin ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Identification of genetic markers for ulcerative colitis could lead to treatment
An international consortium of researchers, including major contribution from a team led by Dr. John D. Rioux, a professor of medicine at the Université de Montréal and the Montreal Heart Institute, has identified ...
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Reshaping the gut microbiome could herald new treatments for bowel diseases
Home to a diverse range of microorganisms, a healthy human body contains at least tenfold more bacteria cells than human cells. The most abundant and diverse microbial community resides in the intestine, and changes to the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Genes may exert opposite effects in diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease
Pediatric researchers analyzing DNA variations in type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease have found a complex interplay of genes. Some genes have opposing effects, raising the risk of one disease while protecting ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Colitis
In medicine, colitis (pl. colitides) refers to an inflammation of the colon and is often used to describe an inflammation of the large intestine (colon, caecum and rectum).
Colitides may be acute and self-limited or chronic, i.e. persistent, and broadly fit into the category of digestive diseases.
In a medical context, the label colitis (without qualification) is used if:
For more information about Colitis, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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