Research

Inflammatory bowel disease associated with atopic dermatitis (eczema)

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has no single cause, with genetics, immune system dysfunction and the gut microbiome all implicated. The…

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EEN treatment potential for adults with IBD

The IBD Team at Western Health, Melbourne, have been using Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) for several years in adult IBD…

Can you wear a device to monitor your IBD? 

Your IBD activity is currently monitored using blood tests, stool tests and imaging such as ultrasounds and MRI and through…

Stem Cell Therapy and IBD

Can stem cell transplants treat inflammatory bowel disease? IBD is one of the most actively researched areas of medicine, each…

The truth about emulsifiers: are they destroying our gut health? 

Authors: Amy Fleming – The Guardian 29 June 2023 Full Article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/29/the-truth-about-emulsifiers-gut-health-microbiome?CMP=share_btn_tw   The E numbers in food make bread softer…

Engineered E. Coli Delivers Therapeutic Nanobodies to the Gut

Authors: Jason P Lynch, Coral González-Prieto, Analise Z Reeves, Sena Bae, Urmila Powale, Neha P Godbole, Jacqueline M Tremblay, Florian…

Neurons in the gut help explain why chronic stress can cause IBD flare-ups

Authors: Kai Markus Schneider, Niklas Blank, Yelina Alvarez, …, Robert O. Heuckeroth, Maayan Levy, Christoph A. Thaiss Full Article: The…

Antibiotics Linked to inflammatory bowel disease

Authors: Adam S Faye, Kristine Højgaard Allin, Aske T Iversen, Manasi Agrawal, Jeremiah Faith, Jean-Frederic Colombel, Tine Jesse Full Article:…

Gut microbiota and depression

Authors: Haiyang Wang, Xueyi Chen, Yangdong Zhang, Hanping Zhang, Peng Xie Full Article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(23)00092-0/fulltext Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) is…

3D bioprinting inside the human body could be possible thanks to new soft robot 

By Neil Martin  UNSW researchers unveil prototype device that can directly 3D print living cells onto internal organs and potentially…

The gut microbiota and metabolome are associated with diminished COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody responses in immunosuppressed inflammatory bowel disease patients

Full article – The gut microbiota and metabolome are associated with diminished COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody responses in immunosuppressed inflammatory bowel…

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Comprehensive medical PhD dissertation presents predictors of inflammatory bowel disease

Full article – https://umcgresearch.org/w/comprehensive-medical-phd-dissertation-presents-predictors-of-inflammatory-bowel-disease Introduction A PhD dissertation consisting of more than 1100 pages and covering a total of 31…