Rachel Lutz

Researchers have developed a fast, simple, and minimally invasive screening test for ulcerative colitis that uses infrared technology.

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) may be countered with worm infection in the gut microbiome, according to successful mice and human studies presented in the journal Science.

Tofacitinib (Xeljans/Pfizer), an oral ulcerative colitis (UC) drug, successfully met key endpoints in two Phase III studies enrolling adult patients with moderate to severe active UC.

A drug extracted from the medicinal plant Oldenlandia affinis can block the progression of multiple sclerosis and was successful in animal models, according to researchers in Australia.

Researchers report that a lipid mediator known as resolvin D1 demonstrated anti-arthritis properties in mice models.

Men diagnosed with multiple sclerosis often have higher blood pressure than women, in addition to higher levels of diabetes, epilepsy, depression, and anxiety.

Compounds in the body may help reduce inflammation and prevent damage to healthy tissues for arthritis patients and patients with other inflammatory diseases.

Researchers warn that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are more dangerous than previously thought, and should be prescribed with great care among patients with heart disease.

For obese patients, bariatric surgery may decrease life threatening heart failure incidents, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Diets high in fat may increase the likelihood that intestinal lining cells become cancerous, according to findings published in the journal Nature.

During a fecal matter transfer (FMT), non-pathogenic viruses were transferred from a healthy patient to three pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC) patients, according to findings published in mBio.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to receive short-acting bronchodilator, oxygen therapy, and referral to a pulmonologist if they are treated by nurses and physician assistants.

Levels of anxiety are up to three times higher in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than in patients without COPD.

Researchers assessed the added benefit of fingolimod in comparison with the appropriate comparator therapy for the expansion of the therapeutic indication of fingolimod approved in May 2014.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients may undergo structural changes to their brains, including the areas that cause breathlessness, fear, and sensitivity to pain.

Researchers explored how people aged 16 to 25 years old with inflammatory arthritis evaluate the risks and benefits of treatment. They especially wanted to focus on the patients’ assessments of biologic therapies.

Video games designed to rehabilitate some cognitive deficiencies can help brain connectivity in patients with multiple sclerosis.

The gut bacteria in prematurely born infants provide insight into antibacterial resistance and the vulnerability of the babies, according to findings published in Nature Microbiology.

Using aspirin for long periods of time was linked to lower risk for gastrointestinal tract cancers in a retrospective, longitudinal study published in JAMA Oncology.

Researchers from Stanford University Medical Center studied patients with inadequate or unacceptable side effects associated with one or more tumor necrosis factor inhibitors or other biologic DMARDs, or both.

During pregnancy, a mother's vitamin D deficiency may increase her child's risk for multiple sclerosis.

The drug acetazolamide does not significantly reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in intensive care units (ICUs), according to findings published in JAMA.

Multiple sclerosis patients may exhibit taste sensory deficits more often than previously understood, according to findings published in the Journal of Neurology.

The gut microbiota could influence the severity of malaria, according to findings of a mice model study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Qualities in colonoscopies can be assessed using a new tool, which can track hospital follow-ups in outpatient facilities, according to findings published in Gastroenterology.

Researchers from Lund University in Sweden studied the incidence and significance of airflow limitation in a geriatric population sample of more than 2,000 patients in order to determine who is affected most by COPD.

Normal gut microbiota development is disrupted with early life antibiotic use, according to findings published in Nature Communications.

About one in seven colorectal cancer patients are diagnosed before they reach the recommended screening age of 50 years, according to findings published in Cancer.

The symptoms and pathology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) worsened in mice models, which were missing the enzyme needed for serotonin synthesis, according to findings published in The American Journal of Pathology.

Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Crohn’s disease are “gonna be defeatedâ€, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.