Is IBD an autoimmune disease? While it has similarities with autoimmune diseases, IBD is a little different. IBD falls under the umbrella of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs).

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of intestinal disorders that cause prolonged inflammation of the digestive tract. It can include ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease.

Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) is an atypical member of the FGF family. It act as an endocrine hormone which affects energy balance. In humans FGF-21 was correlated with obesity. The ...

A new method for detecting bowel cancer is more than 90% accurate at predicting which higher-risk people will develop the ...

Major Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Discovered June 5, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new biological pathway that is a principal driver of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD ...

Crohn's disease is part of a group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). There are five main types of Crohn's disease, each with its own set of symptoms. Doctors define each ...

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Patients with ankylosing spondylitis and IBD exhibit distinct clinical and radiographic features, compared against those without comorbid IBD.

A real-world study in adolescent and young adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) found no significant ...

Women with inflammatory bowel disease who delivered a twin gestation pregnancy had higher rates of preterm delivery and ...

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are idiopathic, chronic, relapsing, inflammatory conditions that are immunologically mediated. Although their exact etiologies remain uncertain, results from ...