Crohns disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), damages the lining of your gastrointestinal (GI) tract and causes symptoms like abdominal pain, fatigue, and diarrhea.In the past, treatment ...

An international study led by Paolo Fiorina from Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with researchers from the University of Milan highlights the beneficial effect of inhibiting the death ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems show high potential for detecting mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis with optimal diagnostic performance, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Achievement of histo-endoscopic mucosal healing after induction therapy of Stelara in patients with ulcerative ...

(Boston)--The absence of inflammatory and ulcerative lesions in all segments of the colon, also known as mucosal healing, should be the end goal in treating patients with ulcerative colitis according ...

Fecal calprotectin (FC) levels were significantly associated with disease activity and extent in ulcerative colitis and also predicted mucosal healing. Researchers analyzed data from 518 visits by 254 ...

Researchers found a significant number of ulcerative colitis patients had mucosal lesions in the proximal colon that were only detectable with a full colonoscopic examination, according to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients on vedolizumab had greater reduction in mean ulcer count at weeks 14 and 34 vs. those on placebo. More ...

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified a potential new therapeutic target for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a chronic allergic inflammatory disease of the esophagus.

In the past, treatment focused on managing symptoms. But this goal has changed, and treatment plans now work toward what’s known as mucosal healing. Your intestinal mucosa, the layer of cells that ...