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Machine Learning Predicts First Elective Bowel Resection in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Crohn Disease Patients.
Journal of pediatric surgery

Machine Learning Predicts First Elective Bowel Resection in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Crohn Disease Patients.

Predicting which children with Crohn disease will need surgery — and roughly when — could help families and clinicians plan treatments, monitoring, and discussions about elective bowel resection earlier in the disease...

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Role of magnetic resonance enterocolonography with diffusion in the assessment of inflammatory bowel diseases activity
Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Role of magnetic resonance enterocolonography with diffusion in the assessment of inflammatory bowel diseases activity

A non-invasive MRI method that correlates with histology and endoscopic scores could reduce the need for frequent colonoscopy for assessing IBD activity and help monitor treatment response, especially when endoscopy is...

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Microplastics and nanoplastics in inflammatory bowel disease: Mechanistic plausibility, human evidence and future research priorities
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology

Microplastics and nanoplastics in inflammatory bowel disease: Mechanistic plausibility, human evidence and future research priorities

People with IBD may be concerned about environmental exposures that could influence inflammation or worsen disease. This review explains why micro- and nanoplastics are biologically plausible contributors but also why...

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Phosphatidylserine liposomes attenuate Crohn’s disease through an immunosuppressive mechanism targeting monocytes
Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Phosphatidylserine liposomes attenuate Crohn’s disease through an immunosuppressive mechanism targeting monocytes

The study proposes a new immunomodulatory approach—phosphatidylserine liposomes—that reduced inflammation in mouse colitis models and altered monocyte and T-cell responses, which could point toward future therapies for...

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Evaluation of capsule endoscopy and fecal calprotectin for risk stratification in asymptomatic Crohn’s disease: a prospective observational study
BMC Gastroenterology

Evaluation of capsule endoscopy and fecal calprotectin for risk stratification in asymptomatic Crohn’s disease: a prospective observational study

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a clinical study related to Crohn's disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, and Capsule Endoscopy. The original article is from BMC Gastroenterology.

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alleviate Crohn's Disease by Regulating CBS-Mediated Ferroptosis.
Immunity, inflammation and disease

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alleviate Crohn's Disease by Regulating CBS-Mediated Ferroptosis.

If MSCs can limit ferroptosis via CBS, that points to a new biological pathway that might be targeted to reduce intestinal inflammation in Crohn's disease. This could guide future lab research and eventually early-phase...

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Iron Status, Comparators, and the Interpretation of Red Cell Distribution Width in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology

Iron Status, Comparators, and the Interpretation of Red Cell Distribution Width in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Based on the title and source metadata, this appears to be a case report related to Inflammatory bowel disease and Tests and monitoring. The original article is from The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official...

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Tumor necrosis factor-like cytokine 1 A antagonists for inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology

Tumor necrosis factor-like cytokine 1 A antagonists for inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This meta-analysis pulls together early trial evidence that TL1A antagonists may improve clinical, endoscopic, and histologic outcomes in both UC and CD and reports an overall acceptable short-term safety...

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Appropriate screening strategy and timely referral in suspected pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: Impact on diagnostic delay and severity at presentation.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

Appropriate screening strategy and timely referral in suspected pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: Impact on diagnostic delay and severity at presentation.

Delays and incomplete pre-referral screening are common in pediatric IBD and can affect how sick children are when they first see specialists. Better, standardized use of fecal calprotectin and abdominal ultrasound...

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Multi-Omics Integration Identifies Epithelial-Stromal-Immune Co-Regulators Bridging Ulcerative Colitis and Colorectal Cancer
Biomedicines

Multi-Omics Integration Identifies Epithelial-Stromal-Immune Co-Regulators Bridging Ulcerative Colitis and Colorectal Cancer

This work looks for molecular signals that might help explain how long-term ulcerative colitis can be connected to higher colorectal cancer risk. Identifying shared genes and spatial patterns could eventually guide...

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Advances of oral micro- and nanomedicines for modulating intestinal barriers in the treatment of intestinal diseases.
Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B

Advances of oral micro- and nanomedicines for modulating intestinal barriers in the treatment of intestinal diseases.

New oral micro- and nanomedicine strategies aim to deliver drugs more selectively to diseased areas in the gut, which could eventually improve treatments for IBD and colorectal cancer by increasing local effects and...

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Proof of Concept Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of ATH-063 Treatment in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
ClinicalTrials.gov

Proof of Concept Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of ATH-063 Treatment in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

This Phase 2 trial is testing a new oral drug (ATH-063) for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have not responded to prior biologic or advanced therapies, a group that often needs additional...

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Generational differences in illness perception among adults with inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter cross-sectional study.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

Generational differences in illness perception among adults with inflammatory bowel disease: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

How patients think about their IBD affects coping, treatment adherence, and quality of life. If different generations perceive illness threat and control differently, clinicians and care teams may need to tailor...

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Early but not serial ustekinumab concentration measurements are associated with clinical outcomes in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: the Stockholm Ustekinumab study (STOCUSTE).
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

Early but not serial ustekinumab concentration measurements are associated with clinical outcomes in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: the Stockholm Ustekinumab study (STOCUSTE).

Patients and clinicians using ustekinumab may be able to use an early (around 3 months) drug concentration to help predict short-term remission, while routine repeated monitoring later on may be less informative for...

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Identification of Gene Signatures and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Comorbidity of Alzheimer's Disease and Crohn's Disease Using Machine Learning.
Psychiatry investigation

Identification of Gene Signatures and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Comorbidity of Alzheimer's Disease and Crohn's Disease Using Machine Learning.

The paper proposes molecular links between Crohn’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease through two genes implicated in inflammation and tissue remodeling. This could shape future research into shared gut–brain inflammatory...

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Targeting Interleukin-7 Signalling in Ulcerative Colitis: Rationale and Emerging Clinical Evidence
Life

Targeting Interleukin-7 Signalling in Ulcerative Colitis: Rationale and Emerging Clinical Evidence

This highlights a new, biologically distinct drug target (IL‑7Rα) in ulcerative colitis that may help patients who do not respond to existing biologics, and it summarizes early clinical evidence for lusvertikimab while...

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Hemp seed oil ameliorates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice by altering transcriptomics and metabolomics
Journal of Natural Medicines

Hemp seed oil ameliorates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice by altering transcriptomics and metabolomics

The study uses a mouse model of ulcerative colitis to test hemp seed oil and reports molecular and metabolic changes alongside reduced disease in the model. Patients and researchers may be interested because it explores...

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Structural characterization and effect on diabetes mellitus with ulcerative colitis of polysaccharide from Chimonanthus salicifolius
Frontiers in Nutrition

Structural characterization and effect on diabetes mellitus with ulcerative colitis of polysaccharide from Chimonanthus salicifolius

A plant-derived polysaccharide improved inflammation, gut barrier markers, and metabolic measures in a mouse model of diabetes-linked ulcerative colitis — findings that could point to new research directions for...

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Using Pre-Study Patient Interviews to Refine Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Research of Ustekinumab Induction for Ulcerative Colitis (SIRIUS Study)
Advances in Therapy

Using Pre-Study Patient Interviews to Refine Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Research of Ustekinumab Induction for Ulcerative Colitis (SIRIUS Study)

Patient-informed refinements to ePRO design and study operations could reduce burden and missing data in high-frequency daily symptom reporting, which matters for study quality and for patients asked to report symptoms...

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Results of the validated German Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) from a large German cohort of healthy adults and different disease groups compared to historical reference values
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Results of the validated German Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) from a large German cohort of healthy adults and different disease groups compared to historical reference values

Perceived stress affects quality of life and may influence symptom burden, disease management, and mental health in people with IBD. Updated PSQ benchmarks from a contemporary cohort help researchers and clinicians...

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Mechanism of soluble dietary fiber from foxtail millet alleviating chronic colitis by reshaping intestinal fungi
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Mechanism of soluble dietary fiber from foxtail millet alleviating chronic colitis by reshaping intestinal fungi

The study suggests that a soluble fiber from foxtail millet can lessen colitis in a mouse model by changing gut fungal communities and improving barrier proteins — pointing to a possible food‑based approach worth further...

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Association between Clostridioides difficile colonization and inflammatory bowel disease activity in outpatients with remission
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Association between Clostridioides difficile colonization and inflammatory bowel disease activity in outpatients with remission

The study suggests that asymptomatic C. difficile colonization may not predict return of IBD activity in patients who are in remission, which could influence how clinicians interpret positive C. difficile tests in people...

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Bidirectional Brain-Gut Signaling in the Persistence of IBS-like Symptoms in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
NIH RePORTER

Bidirectional Brain-Gut Signaling in the Persistence of IBS-like Symptoms in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Many people with IBD have ongoing IBS-like symptoms despite little or no intestinal inflammation. This project targets brain–gut and autonomic mechanisms that might explain symptom persistence and tests a non-drug...

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An allogeneic and gut specific Engineered T regulatory cell therapy for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
NIH RePORTER

An allogeneic and gut specific Engineered T regulatory cell therapy for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This project describes a novel off-the-shelf engineered regulatory T cell therapy aiming to promote intestinal immune regulation and mucosal healing — a different approach than current biologics. If successful, it could...

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High-throughput chemical screen identifies epothilone B in modulating inflammatory bowel disease by triggering neutrophil apoptosis.
Genes & diseases

High-throughput chemical screen identifies epothilone B in modulating inflammatory bowel disease by triggering neutrophil apoptosis.

The paper identifies epothilone B as a repurposing candidate that may reduce neutrophil-driven inflammation and support epithelial healing in IBD models, a potential new strategy distinct from broad neutrophil...

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Targeting epithelial IFN-I signaling restores barrier integrity in anti-TNF refractory Crohn's disease.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis

Targeting epithelial IFN-I signaling restores barrier integrity in anti-TNF refractory Crohn's disease.

The study identifies epithelial IFN‑I signaling as a driver of barrier failure in anti‑TNF refractory Crohn’s disease and suggests that blocking IFN‑I could be a rescue strategy for patients who do not respond to...

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MicroRNAs in immune-related diseases: mechanism, functions and therapeutic perspectives.
Frontiers in immunology

MicroRNAs in immune-related diseases: mechanism, functions and therapeutic perspectives.

miRNAs are being studied as stable circulating biomarkers and possible therapeutic targets in immune diseases including IBD. Advances could eventually improve earlier diagnosis, track disease course, or lead to new...

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Acupoint Catgut Embedding Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis in Association with Modulation of cGAS-STING Signaling and M1-Like/M2-Like Macrophage Markers.
Journal of inflammation research

Acupoint Catgut Embedding Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis in Association with Modulation of cGAS-STING Signaling and M1-Like/M2-Like Macrophage Markers.

The study links a traditional acupuncture-derived technique (ACE) to reduced colitis severity in rats and to modulation of the cGAS–STING immune pathway and macrophage marker profiles, suggesting a potential mechanistic...

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In Silico Single-Cell Frame work for Modeling Intestinal Stem and Transit-Amplifying Progenitor Cells Dynamics.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

In Silico Single-Cell Frame work for Modeling Intestinal Stem and Transit-Amplifying Progenitor Cells Dynamics.

The pipeline helps identify stem and progenitor epithelial cell states linked to inflammation in IBD. Knowing these cell states and biomarkers could guide research into disease mechanisms, tissue repair, and potential...

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