News tagged with crohn s disease

Infliximab may help prevent post-operative Crohn's disease recurrence

The administration of infliximab after intestinal resective surgery was found to be effective at preventing endoscopic and histological recurrence of Crohn's disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Feb 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Children with inflammatory bowel disease have surprisingly high folate levels, study finds

Children with newly diagnosed cases of inflammatory bowel disease have higher concentrations of folate in their blood than individuals without IBD, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

Jan 24, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 2

For fats, longer may not be better

Researchers have uncovered why some dietary fats, specifically long-chain fats, such as oleic acid (found in olive oil), are more prone to induce inflammation. Long-chain fats, it turns out, promote increased intestinal absorption ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

Jan 08, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers discover gene that increases susceptibility to Crohn's disease

Researchers at McGill University, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) and the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre, along with colleagues at other Canadian ...