Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is on the rise worldwide. The benefits of current medications are limited by problematic side effects. A ...

Michelle Pickens’ symptoms escalated in college. At the time, she was throwing up at least once a day, and experiencing frequent nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. Juggling classes ...

The number of young Americans with inflammatory bowel disease has been rising for years, leaving the U.S. with one of the highest prevalence rates in the world, a new study finds. More than 100,000 ...

Editor's note: This is an automatically generated transcript. Please notify [email protected] if there are concerns regarding accuracy of the transcription. IBD is a diagnosis made by a combination of ...

In vivo, the intestinal epithelium interacts with the neighboring environment through complex crosstalk, which involves components such as the immune system, tissue microenvironment, and gut microbes.

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic ...

The food additive carrageenan (E 407) can be responsible for the development of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, and increased blood sugar levels in animals. Researchers have now ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Michigan and collaborating institutions have discovered that inflammation in the gut leaves long-term marks on intestinal stem cells (ISCs) ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say melatonin can be helpful for improving sleep but may increase gut inflammation in some people. robert reader/Getty Images Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is ...