Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic (long-term) conditions that cause inflammation in the digestive tract, which includes the mouth, ...

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a 48% greater relative risk of developing interstitial lung disease (ILD) ...

More than half of adults with inflammatory bowel disease have at least one psychiatric comorbidity, according to research ...

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Leaky gut, or increased intestinal permeability, is gaining research attention for its potential role in chronic diseases.

IBD is distinctly a disease of inflammation in which the immune system is overactive, whereas IBS “is not a condition driven by inflammation. It's an irritable bowel,” Melmed says.

Today, IBD is estimated to affect 2.4 to 3.1 million Americans, although its prevalence is growing, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, arise when there is a dysregulation of cell signalling pathways, leading to a chronic inflammatory response. The ...

Source Reference: Ward D, et al "Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in inflammatory bowel disease and risk of immune mediated inflammatory diseases" Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j ...

A potential pathway may guide new therapies for inflammatory bowel disease and other inflammatory diseases Date: August 22, 2024 Source: Elsevier Summary: There is a critical unmet need to help ...