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Increasing Global Burden of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Its Attributable Anemia in Adults Aged 60 Years and Older: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
Journal of digestive diseases

Increasing Global Burden of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Its Attributable Anemia in Adults Aged 60 Years and Older: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Older adults (≥60) with IBD are an increasing population worldwide, and IBD-related anemia is rising—this affects screening needs, healthcare planning, and resource allocation. The findings point to widening...

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Early Markers Associated with Crohn’s Disease in Emergency Department Patients with New-Onset Terminal Ileitis: An Exploratory Retrospective Cohort Study
Journal of Clinical Medicine

Early Markers Associated with Crohn’s Disease in Emergency Department Patients with New-Onset Terminal Ileitis: An Exploratory Retrospective Cohort Study

Patients who present with new radiologic terminal ileitis sometimes develop Crohn’s disease. Identifying simple blood and imaging markers that predict who is at higher risk could help prioritize follow-up or specialist...

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Campylobacter spp. infection and subsequent clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas

Campylobacter spp. infection and subsequent clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

This study suggests that a confirmed Campylobacter stool infection in people with IBD was followed by higher rates of flare and need for treatment escalation within 12 months, so infected patients might need closer...

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Accredited inflammatory bowel disease units are associated with better patient-reported experience: a cross-sectional study.
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas

Accredited inflammatory bowel disease units are associated with better patient-reported experience: a cross-sectional study.

Patients cared for in accredited IBD units reported better experience and higher satisfaction in this study, which suggests that accreditation may improve patient-centred aspects of care even if self-reported disease...

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Translation and validation of the IBD-disk for assessing disability in Spanish-speaking patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas

Translation and validation of the IBD-disk for assessing disability in Spanish-speaking patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

A validated Spanish IBD-Disk gives Spanish-speaking patients and clinicians a brief, validated tool to measure disability and global health in IBD, supporting consistent monitoring and research across Spanish-speaking...

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Ustekinumab combined with upadacitinib promotes endoscopic healing in moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease with anti-TNF-α failure.
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas

Ustekinumab combined with upadacitinib promotes endoscopic healing in moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease with anti-TNF-α failure.

Patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease who do not respond to anti-TNF drugs have limited options. This study suggests combining ustekinumab with upadacitinib may improve endoscopic healing versus either drug...

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Time trends of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Catalonia from 2011 to 2023. Population-based cohort study.
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas

Time trends of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Catalonia from 2011 to 2023. Population-based cohort study.

Trends in treatments for children with IBD can affect hospitalization and surgical needs. Noting rising use of biologics (infliximab) alongside fewer hospitalizations may be important for families and clinicians tracking...

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Diagnostic Performance and Reproducibility of Chromoendoscopic Classification (FOCUS Classification: Flat-Type Dysplasia Optical Assessment by Chromoendoscopy in Ulcerative ColitiS) for Flat-Type Dysplasia in Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Neoplasia.
Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society

Diagnostic Performance and Reproducibility of Chromoendoscopic Classification (FOCUS Classification: Flat-Type Dysplasia Optical Assessment by Chromoendoscopy in Ulcerative ColitiS) for Flat-Type Dysplasia in Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Neoplasia.

Better endoscopic classification of flat-type dysplasia could improve surveillance accuracy for people with long-standing ulcerative colitis, helping identify lesions that need biopsy or more urgent management.

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Age, Rather Than Social Vulnerability, Is Associated With Disparities in Prescription Patterns in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Epic Cosmos Study.
Gastro hep advances

Age, Rather Than Social Vulnerability, Is Associated With Disparities in Prescription Patterns in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Epic Cosmos Study.

The findings highlight that older adults are less likely to be prescribed advanced IBD therapies, which could reflect prescribing patterns, comorbidities, insurance factors, or access issues relevant to treatment...

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Association Between Bowel Urgency and Intestinal Ultrasound Parameters in Ulcerative Colitis: Insights Into Transmural Inflammation and Symptom Pathophysiology.
United European gastroenterology journal

Association Between Bowel Urgency and Intestinal Ultrasound Parameters in Ulcerative Colitis: Insights Into Transmural Inflammation and Symptom Pathophysiology.

The study connects a bothersome UC symptom (bowel urgency) to intestinal ultrasound signs of transmural inflammation, suggesting ultrasound might help explain and track symptom-related inflammation without relying solely...

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Integrative Machine Learning and Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Timp1+ Stromal Cells as Key Drivers in Ulcerative Colitis.
Journal of inflammation research

Integrative Machine Learning and Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Timp1+ Stromal Cells as Key Drivers in Ulcerative Colitis.

Identifies a stromal-cell subset marked by TIMP1 that may play a role in UC pathogenesis and might serve as a candidate biomarker or therapeutic target; useful for researchers and clinicians following emerging...

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UCMamba: Visual State Space Model for Ulcerative Colitis Severity Scoring with Spiral Scan and Sequential Contrastive Learning.
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics

UCMamba: Visual State Space Model for Ulcerative Colitis Severity Scoring with Spiral Scan and Sequential Contrastive Learning.

Better automated scoring tools for endoscopic images could reduce variability between human reviewers and help standardize assessments of ulcerative colitis severity used for treatment decisions and monitoring.

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Next-Generation Solid Dispersion of Andrographolide Attenuated Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in an Activated RAW264.7 Macrophage-Based In Vitro Model Relevant to Ulcerative Colitis
AAPS PharmSciTech

Next-Generation Solid Dispersion of Andrographolide Attenuated Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in an Activated RAW264.7 Macrophage-Based In Vitro Model Relevant to Ulcerative Colitis

The study reports anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of a new andrographolide formulation in a macrophage model relevant to ulcerative colitis, highlighting a potential early-stage therapeutic lead that may...

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Clostridioides difficile in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis of the East London Region.
Journal of paediatrics and child health

Clostridioides difficile in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis of the East London Region.

C. difficile can cause or complicate diarrhoea in children with IBD, so understanding test positivity in this group helps clinicians interpret results and decide when to investigate or treat. The study suggests...

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Conserved Epithelial Remodeling Programs Underlie Pediatric Juvenile Colorectal Polyps Associated with Allergic Sensitization
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Conserved Epithelial Remodeling Programs Underlie Pediatric Juvenile Colorectal Polyps Associated with Allergic Sensitization

Juvenile colorectal polyps in children show strong type 2 inflammatory and epithelial-remodeling programs that could explain links with allergic sensitization and suggest biomarkers and pathways relevant to mucosal...

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Nutritional Status and Linear Growth at Diagnosis and Their Association with Clinical Outcomes in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicentre Cohort Study
Nutrients

Nutritional Status and Linear Growth at Diagnosis and Their Association with Clinical Outcomes in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicentre Cohort Study

Malnutrition and growth failure at diagnosis are common in children with IBD—especially Crohn’s—and can indicate higher inflammatory burden. Monitoring and addressing nutrition and growth is important because most...

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From Preclinical phase of Crohn’s disease to Post-operative Recurrence: Shared Mechanisms and Potential Interventions
PubMed Central

From Preclinical phase of Crohn’s disease to Post-operative Recurrence: Shared Mechanisms and Potential Interventions

This review highlights shared biomarkers and mechanisms between early Crohn's disease and post-operative recurrence, which could improve prediction and lead to preventive strategies for recurrence after surgery.

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A functional immune-based platform for donor-recipient matching in faecal microbiota transplantation for inflammatory bowel disease.
EBioMedicine

A functional immune-based platform for donor-recipient matching in faecal microbiota transplantation for inflammatory bowel disease.

The paper presents a proof-of-concept immune-based assay to match donors and recipients for FMT in IBD, which could help explain variable FMT outcomes and improve donor selection if validated.

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Artificial intelligence for inflammatory bowel disease dysplasia detection: Current evidence and future directions
Artificial Intelligence in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Artificial intelligence for inflammatory bowel disease dysplasia detection: Current evidence and future directions

Dysplasia detection during colonoscopy is central to preventing colorectal cancer in people with IBD. AI tools could help, but current models often fail in inflamed or IBD-specific settings, so this review outlines...

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Pretreatment Histopathological Features are Associated with Ustekinumab Efficacy in Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Pilot Study.
Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland)

Pretreatment Histopathological Features are Associated with Ustekinumab Efficacy in Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Pilot Study.

If pre‑treatment biopsy features predict response to ustekinumab, clinicians might better select which UC patients are likely to benefit, potentially avoiding ineffective therapy for some and speeding effective treatment...

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Climate classification, sociodemographic development, and the burden of inflammatory bowel disease in tropical countries
Tropical Medicine and Health

Climate classification, sociodemographic development, and the burden of inflammatory bowel disease in tropical countries

The work links climate and sociodemographic context to IBD burden in tropical regions, which can influence diagnostic recognition, resource needs, and research priorities for communities where IBD is rising.

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Quantitative image feature integrated digital pathology model based on deep learning and machine learning for binary histological severity stratification of ulcerative colitis
BMC Gastroenterology

Quantitative image feature integrated digital pathology model based on deep learning and machine learning for binary histological severity stratification of ulcerative colitis

Automated, quantitative analysis of pathology slides could reduce variability in histological scoring and help track histological healing — a growing therapeutic target in ulcerative colitis.

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From polymorphism to phenotype: FADS2 rs174538, fatty acid signatures and disease activity in Japanese Crohn’s disease
World Journal of Gastroenterology

From polymorphism to phenotype: FADS2 rs174538, fatty acid signatures and disease activity in Japanese Crohn’s disease

This study links genetic variation in fatty-acid–desaturase genes with membrane PUFA profiles and inflammatory markers in Crohn’s disease. If replicated, erythrocyte desaturase indices could become integrative biomarkers...

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Letter to the Editor: From antibiotic exposure to antibiotic intensity: Rethinking inpatient stewardship in inflammatory bowel disease
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Letter to the Editor: From antibiotic exposure to antibiotic intensity: Rethinking inpatient stewardship in inflammatory bowel disease

Antibiotic use patterns in hospitalized IBD patients affect infection risks, microbiome impact, resistance pressure, length of stay, and costs. Shifting focus from simple exposure counts to intensity and escalation can...

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Comprehensive Assessment of medication Risk-bEnefit in autoimmune disease for Healthy Pregnancies (CARE-HP)
NIH RePORTER

Comprehensive Assessment of medication Risk-bEnefit in autoimmune disease for Healthy Pregnancies (CARE-HP)

Pregnant people with IBD or other autoimmune diseases often face tough choices about continuing biologics or JAK inhibitors. CARE-HP aims to produce broader, disease-specific evidence to help patients and clinicians...

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Compartment-specific collagen architecture in Crohn’s disease biopsies using SHG/TPE microscopy: a pilot feasibility study
Journal of Histotechnology

Compartment-specific collagen architecture in Crohn’s disease biopsies using SHG/TPE microscopy: a pilot feasibility study

A quantitative, biopsy-based measure of collagen architecture could help study intestinal fibrosis, which underlies stricture formation in Crohn’s disease. Feasibility data support further validation work that may lead...

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Oral and upper gastrointestinal Crohn's disease: new perspectives on pathogenesis and clinical management.
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology

Oral and upper gastrointestinal Crohn's disease: new perspectives on pathogenesis and clinical management.

Oral and upper-GI involvement in Crohn's can be missed and may change how disease is diagnosed and managed. A focused review helps clinicians and researchers spot gaps in diagnostics and treatment research.

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Community: Component based differential cell communication analysis in large multi-sample case-control scRNAseq datasets.
iScience

Community: Component based differential cell communication analysis in large multi-sample case-control scRNAseq datasets.

A new single-cell analysis tool may help researchers and clinicians studying IBD (here shown for ulcerative colitis) to detect and interpret changes in cell–cell signaling that accompany disease or treatment response.

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Pregnancy safety of biologics in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology

Pregnancy safety of biologics in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

People with IBD often need biologic therapy during their reproductive years. This review compiles comparative evidence about pregnancy risks with different biologics to inform decisions about continuing or switching...

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