Ulcerative Colitis

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Name: Ulcerative Colitis

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Scientists closer to finding cause of IBD with new analyses

PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 18) In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease, an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway that helps drive ... [Drug Store News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, cytokine, Genomics

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)

Book on pediatric IBD launched

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and indeterminate colitis. The distinct phenotype in pediatric and adolescent patients and the difference from adult IBD make early-onset IBD a unique subgroup requiring ... [News-Medical.Net - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, gastroenterologist, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's disease, Pathogenesis

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Metabonomics in Ulcerative Colitis: Diagnostics, Biomarker Identification, And Insight into the Pathophysiology

Journal of Proteome Research, Volume 0, Issue 0, Articles ASAP (As Soon As Publishable). ... [Journal of Proteome Research - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Ulcerative Colitis, biomarker, Proteome

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Genetic defects linked to inflammatory disorder

British scientists have identified certain genetic mutations that contribute to inflammatory disorder, ulcerative colitis.Four genes namely LAMB1, CDH1, CDH3 and HNF4A play vital roles in keeping the intestine lining healthy.The study showed that defects ... [Sify - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Ulcerative Colitis, epithelium, Bacteria

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

5 genes raise bowel disease risk in young

Researchers have discovered five gene regions that raise the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases in children and adolescents — a finding that could help them develop new drug therapies.Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the most common types of ... [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, genetic susceptibility, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Colon-Cancer Tests for Colitis Patients May Lead to Excessive Treatment

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Screening for colon cancer in patients with chronic colitis has never been more sensitive. Advanced screening methods, which can find pre-cancer years before a cancerous condition develops, are leading physicians to question the standard ... [EndoNurse - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Colitis, Colorectal Cancer, colonoscope, dysplasia, Ulcerative Colitis

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada Announces Paediatric IBD Initiative During Crohn's and Coli

This November, the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) is announcing an initiative to gain a better understanding of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis among children and adolescents in Canada.Working with a planning committee of paediatric ... [PR-USA.net - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Colitis, Crohn's disease, Canada, Ulcerative Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents

Inflammatory Disorder may be Caused by Genetic Defects

Certain genetic mutations that contribute to inflammatory disorder, ulcerative colitis have been identified by British scientists.Four genes namely LAMB1, CDH1, CDH3 and HNF4A play vital roles in keeping the intestine lining healthy. The study showed ... [MedIndia - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Ulcerative Colitis, epithelium, Bacteria

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Biology)

Research links genetic defects to ulcerative colitis

A British study that included 12,700 people found defects in four genes that help keep the lining of the intestines healthy may be a cause of ulcerative colitis. The genes affect the seals between cells of the epithelium, and researchers said genetic ... [SmartBrief - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Ulcerative Colitis, epithelium, American College of Gastroenterology

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Biology)

Research and Markets: Uncovering Biomarker and Diagnostic Opportunities in Immune and...

BusinessWire - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/97da47/uncovering_biomark) has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc.'s new report "Uncovering Biomarker and Diagnostic Opportunities in Immune and Inflammatory ... [Forbes.com - 11/18/2009]

Entities: biomarker, Diagnostic, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

First Reported 11/13/2009 - Updated 11/13/2009 - 4 Documents

Ore Pharmaceutical Holdings reports financial results and provides operational updates for third quarter 2009

Ore Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ORXE) today reported financial results and provided an operational update for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.HighlightsDuring the third quarter of 2009, Ore Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc. (“Ore Holdings” ... [News-Medical.Net - 11/13/2009]

Entities: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advance..., Ulcerative Colitis, Radiation

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 4 Documents

Shire Turns To Q3 Profit; Backs FY09 Earnings Outlook - Update

(RTTNews) - Bio-pharmaceutical company Shire plc (SHPGY: News ), Friday reported a profit for the third quarter from a loss last year, helped by lower expenses and the absence of heavy litigation and lease-related charges that impacted year-ago results. ... [RTTNews.com - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Shire plc, Adderall, Declination, Transkaryotic Therapies Inc

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Dr. Grynspan said, "Pluristem's PLX cells demonstrate favorable characteristics not only for the treatment of PAD but also for the treatment of a variety of other disorders. Pluristem has a completed proof-of-principle study testing PLX-IBD for the treatment of Crohn s disease and ulcerative colitis, known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease, IBD."

Pluristem Therapeutics Presents Three Month Follow-Up Data from First Patient to Receive... [Forbes.com - 11/19/2009]

"We have long suspected that genetic defects in the epithelial barrier are important in ulcerative colitis" BBC News quoted Dr Miles Parkes, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, as saying

Inflammatory Disorder may be Caused by Genetic Defects [MedIndia - 11/18/2009]

...profile, systemic treatment with the drug did not prevent the recurrence of Crohn s disease in patients after surgical resection," he said, "and induced only modest responses in patients with corticosteroid-refractory Crohn s disease and in those with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis."

Genetic Mutation Tied to Severe IBD [MedPage Today - 11/05/2009]

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