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A Study of Vedolizumab in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease in the Community Setting
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study of Vedolizumab in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease in the Community Setting

This trial tests a common real-world question: switching from IV induction to subcutaneous vedolizumab maintenance in adults with moderate-to-severe UC or CD and measures short-term remission and longer-term treatment...

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Relationship between sacroiliac joint involvement and intestinal disease activity in newly diagnosed Crohn's disease.
BMC gastroenterology

Relationship between sacroiliac joint involvement and intestinal disease activity in newly diagnosed Crohn's disease.

If you have newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease, this study suggests sacroiliac joint inflammation or structural SIJ changes can already be present and may relate to microscopic (histologic) intestinal activity.

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Modernizing Aeromedical Standards for Crohn's Disease: A Risk-Stratified, Evidence-Informed Proposal for Waiver Reform.
Military medicine

Modernizing Aeromedical Standards for Crohn's Disease: A Risk-Stratified, Evidence-Informed Proposal for Waiver Reform.

This is relevant because military aviators with Crohn’s disease have historically been excluded from waivers; policy changes could allow some stable patients to continue flying if objective evidence supports low...

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Development And Validation of UV-Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Upadacitinib Bulk and in Tablet Dosage Form
Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics

Development And Validation of UV-Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Upadacitinib Bulk and in Tablet Dosage Form

Reliable laboratory methods help ensure upadacitinib tablets contain the correct amount of drug and support quality control of medicines people take for conditions including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

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Urinary Organic Acid Profiling by GC-MS Reveals Distinct Metabolic Signatures for Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Disease Activity Monitoring of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Urinary Organic Acid Profiling by GC-MS Reveals Distinct Metabolic Signatures for Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Disease Activity Monitoring of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Non-invasive urine biomarkers could make diagnosis and disease-activity monitoring easier and less invasive for people with IBD. Identifying metabolites linked to UC activity may help tailor monitoring without frequent...

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Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab leads to treatment durability in paediatric Crohn's disease: A single‐centre Australian experience
JPGN Reports

Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab leads to treatment durability in paediatric Crohn's disease: A single‐centre Australian experience

Proactive TDM of infliximab was associated with high 1‑ and 2‑year durability in this pediatric Crohn's cohort, and the study flags clinical factors that may predict need to switch biologics. This could be relevant when...

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Role of Fatty Acid Oxidation in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Metabolomics Analysis and Experimental Evidence
PubMed Central

Role of Fatty Acid Oxidation in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Metabolomics Analysis and Experimental Evidence

The study links depleted fatty acid oxidation metabolites—especially butyrate—to impaired regulatory T cell development in IBD, suggesting a metabolic pathway that may influence immune tolerance and disease activity.

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Inflammatory marker profiles vary by BMI across Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis
Frontiers in Endocrinology

Inflammatory marker profiles vary by BMI across Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis

Markers of systemic inflammation (CRP and ESR) were consistently higher in people with obesity across Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis, suggesting body weight may influence...

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Subcutaneous infliximab as a maintenance option in pediatric IBD: a real-world cohort including younger and lower-weight children.
Molecular and cellular pediatrics

Subcutaneous infliximab as a maintenance option in pediatric IBD: a real-world cohort including younger and lower-weight children.

Subcutaneous infliximab may let children on infliximab avoid regular IV infusions while keeping drug levels high and maintaining remission. Results are relevant to families and clinicians considering switching pediatric...

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Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor PET/computed tomography versus 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis with focus on ulcerative colitis.
Nuclear medicine communications

Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor PET/computed tomography versus 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis with focus on ulcerative colitis.

New PET tracers like FAPI could better detect fibrosis and stromal activity than standard FDG-PET, which may improve imaging of fibrostenotic Crohn's disease. For people with IBD, improved imaging might eventually help...

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Intestinal ultrasound in inflammatory bowel disease: diagnostic accuracy and impact on clinical decision making in a New Zealand tertiary centre.
The New Zealand medical journal

Intestinal ultrasound in inflammatory bowel disease: diagnostic accuracy and impact on clinical decision making in a New Zealand tertiary centre.

Point-of-care intestinal ultrasound (IUS) showed strong agreement with follow-up tests and often changed management the same day in a New Zealand IBD cohort. Patients and clinicians may be able to use IUS to monitor...

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Atopic Dermatitis and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Cureus

Atopic Dermatitis and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This review found that children with atopic dermatitis have a modestly higher risk of later developing IBD (both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis). Awareness of this association may help clinicians and families...

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Demographic Analysis of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Undergoing Restorative Proctocolectomy With Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.
Cureus

Demographic Analysis of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Undergoing Restorative Proctocolectomy With Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Pouch surgery is a key restorative option for people with ulcerative colitis, but pouchitis, chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis (CARP), pouch failure, and occasional reclassification to Crohn’s disease can cause...

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Causal Insights Into Crohn's Disease: The Role of Oxidative Stress and Genetic Variants.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine

Causal Insights Into Crohn's Disease: The Role of Oxidative Stress and Genetic Variants.

People with Crohn’s may be interested because the study links oxidative stress and specific genes to disease activity, which could inform future biomarkers or treatments. It helps explain biological pathways behind...

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Time trends in strategies for postoperative Crohn's disease management and long-term surgical recurrence: ENEIDA registry data.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Time trends in strategies for postoperative Crohn's disease management and long-term surgical recurrence: ENEIDA registry data.

The findings suggest that over three decades more patients receive medical prevention after ileocolic resection — including thiopurines and biologics — and that rates of needing a second surgery have fallen. This matters...

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Utility of endoscopic ileocecal valve-plasty for Crohn's disease: a propensity-matched retrospective study.
Surgical endoscopy

Utility of endoscopic ileocecal valve-plasty for Crohn's disease: a propensity-matched retrospective study.

People with Crohn’s disease and fibrotic ileocecal valve strictures sometimes face surgery when endoscopic access is blocked by polypoid tissue. A new endoscopic approach (ICVP) aims to remove obstructing tissue so...

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Extracellular vesicles produced by Malassezia commensal yeasts.
Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids

Extracellular vesicles produced by Malassezia commensal yeasts.

Malassezia extracellular vesicles can modulate immune and microbial interactions; if similar mechanisms affect the gut, they could be relevant to inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn’s disease, though current evidence is...

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Presentation and Clinical Outcomes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children and Adolescents at a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon.
Journal of clinical medicine

Presentation and Clinical Outcomes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children and Adolescents at a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon.

This study describes how IBD presents and early outcomes in children at a tertiary center, noting high rates of inflammation, nutritional problems, and early flares. Findings may help families and clinicians understand...

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Current and novel biomarkers for predicting and assessing therapeutic response in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.
Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology

Current and novel biomarkers for predicting and assessing therapeutic response in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.

People with IBD and their clinicians want ways to predict which advanced therapy will work best. This review summarizes current evidence and shows that, despite many studies, no biomarker is reliably ready for routine...

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Clinical indications and outcomes of pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy in a resource-limited healthcare system: Findings from the first multicenter study
PubMed Central

Clinical indications and outcomes of pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy in a resource-limited healthcare system: Findings from the first multicenter study

Endoscopy in this pediatric multicenter series found a high diagnostic yield and confirmed IBD and other treatable conditions; this matters for families and clinicians in resource-limited settings because improving...

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Gastrointestinal Tract Remodeling by Dietary Polysaccharides Mechanistic Insights in Colitis-A Review.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Gastrointestinal Tract Remodeling by Dietary Polysaccharides Mechanistic Insights in Colitis-A Review.

People with IBD often look for safe, low-cost adjuncts to medical therapy. This review compiles mechanisms by which dietary polysaccharides could support gut barrier function, beneficial microbes, and anti-inflammatory...

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Risk Factors and Predictive Biomarkers for Postoperative Complications in Crohn's Disease Surgery: Systematic Review.
International journal of molecular sciences

Risk Factors and Predictive Biomarkers for Postoperative Complications in Crohn's Disease Surgery: Systematic Review.

People with Crohn’s disease facing surgery may have varying risks of complications; better biomarkers and models could help tailor perioperative care and decision-making. The review signals active research toward more...

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Machine Learning for Colitis-Associated Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Evidence and Future Directions Toward Precision Medicine, a Narrative Review.
International journal of molecular sciences

Machine Learning for Colitis-Associated Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Evidence and Future Directions Toward Precision Medicine, a Narrative Review.

People with IBD face an elevated lifetime risk of colitis-associated cancer; improved detection and risk prediction could lead to earlier treatment and better outcomes. AI could make surveillance more accurate and...

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Effect of physician prescribed information to the inflammatory bowel disease patients on quality of life and disease relapse: a randomised control trial
PubMed Central

Effect of physician prescribed information to the inflammatory bowel disease patients on quality of life and disease relapse: a randomised control trial

The study suggests that a physician-endorsed, librarian-developed information prescription may improve quality of life and reduce short-term relapse in people with IBD, a non-pharmacological approach that could be...

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Antigen-restricted Candida albicans Th17 cells link oral-gut immunity and adopt pathogenic features during intestinal inflammation.
Immunity

Antigen-restricted Candida albicans Th17 cells link oral-gut immunity and adopt pathogenic features during intestinal inflammation.

The paper identifies Candida albicans–reactive Th17 cells that travel between oral and gut mucosa and become more pathogenic in Crohn’s disease, suggesting a fungal–immune link that could matter for disease mechanisms...

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Macrophage-driven inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Macrophage-driven inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

Macrophages and innate immune signaling are central to how gut inflammation starts and persists in IBD; better understanding these pathways could point to new treatment strategies for people whose disease doesn’t fully...

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Harmonized metagenomic signatures of the gut microbiome reveal robust species, functions, and strain links to inflammatory bowel disease.
Gastroenterology

Harmonized metagenomic signatures of the gut microbiome reveal robust species, functions, and strain links to inflammatory bowel disease.

The study synthesizes many stool metagenomes to find consistent microbial species, functional pathways, and strain-level differences linked to IBD and to distinctions between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative...

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Real-world patterns of inflammatory bowel disease treatment across adult and pediatric populations: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea
Frontiers in Medicine

Real-world patterns of inflammatory bowel disease treatment across adult and pediatric populations: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea

Patients, families, and clinicians may care because the study shows pediatric-onset IBD is more often Crohn's and that children begin advanced therapies earlier than adults. The adult persistence data for vedolizumab and...

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Retrospective Study of Open Versus Laparoscopic Ileocecal Resection in Crohn's Disease in an MIS Era: From a Low-to-Middle Income Country Perspective.
Journal of the West African College of Surgeons

Retrospective Study of Open Versus Laparoscopic Ileocecal Resection in Crohn's Disease in an MIS Era: From a Low-to-Middle Income Country Perspective.

Surgical approach (open vs laparoscopic) affects recovery after ileocecal resection — shorter hospital stay and less bleeding with laparoscopy could matter for Crohn’s patients, especially where resources and access to...

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Responses of intestinal organoids to infection by resemble symptoms observed in Crohn's disease Mycobacterium avium .
Gut microbes

Responses of intestinal organoids to infection by resemble symptoms observed in Crohn's disease Mycobacterium avium .

The work models how Mycobacterium avium can provoke epithelial inflammation similar to Crohn's disease, pointing to possible molecular links between infection and CD-like pathology that could guide future research.

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A bile acid-GPBAR1 network supports anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic benefits of probiotics in colitis.
Gut microbes

A bile acid-GPBAR1 network supports anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic benefits of probiotics in colitis.

Fibrosis and stricturing are key problems in Crohn’s disease with limited therapies; this study identifies a microbiota–bile acid–GPBAR1 pathway by which a specific probiotic mix reduced inflammation and fibrosis in...

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