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University of Miami Study Finds Dietary Changes May Help People with Ulcerative Colitis

June 29, 2020 sarah Jonas Crohn's Diease, Diet, Gastroenterolgy, IBD, Ulcerative Colitis

A new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology led by Maria T. Abreu, M.D., professor of medicine and professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, found that eating diets low in fat and high in fiber may improve the quality of life of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) — even those in remission.

Announcement

$6M, 5-year NIH grant extends funding for collaborative Cleveland Digestive Diseases Research Core Center

April 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Digestive Diseases, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis

A new $6 million, 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health extends funding for the Silvio O. Conte Cleveland Digestive Diseases Research Core Center (DDRCC), a cross-institutional collaboration of digestive disease investigators.

Research Tip Sheet

Mount Sinai Researchers Unveil Mechanisms to Prevent Crohn’s Disease and First Study Linking Metals Exposure w/ IBD

March 26, 2020 sarah Jonas IBD, irritable bowel disease, Ulcerative Colitis

In a series of four studies published today in Gastroenterology, a journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, Mount Sinai inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) researchers, describe the identification of predictive tools and a new understanding of environmental factors that trigger IBD.

Research Results

Case Western Reserve University researchers discover critical link to controlling inflammation in Crohn’s disease

December 16, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Case Western Reserve University School Of Medicine, Crohn's Diease, IBD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis

Investigators at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine discovered that blocking interleukin-1α (IL1α), a protein that controls inflammation in the gut, markedly decreases the severity of intestinal inflammation in a mouse model of Crohn’s disease (CD).