Harvard immunologist Dennis Kasper and his colleagues have found that tiny changes in gut bacteria can flip the immune system from calm to inflamed, even when the microbes look harmless. Their work, ...

A genetics‑guided drug, compound 6, targets CARD9 to subtly calm gut inflammation in Crohn’s disease, pointing to safer, ...

A 12-week intermittent fasting program not only reduced Crohn's disease symptoms such as abdominal discomfort by as much as ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for a group of chronic conditions that cause inflammation and swelling ...

We often treat intestinal infections as an episode: a few days of symptoms, elimination of the pathogen, and recovery. In ...

Forget juice cleanses and 10-day detoxes — doctors say the smarter way to feel better fast starts in your gut, and it doesn’t require starving, suffering or giving up real food. The gut isn’t just ...

A radically simple pill could change the future of IBD care; just one dose can turn signs of inflammation into a clear, visual cue right at home. Schematic of modalities for inflammation monitoring in ...

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic ...

The pleiotropic actions of the Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) are required for gut health, and reciprocally, reduced intestinal FXR signaling is seen in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Here, we show ...

Flare-ups can occur at any time and are often triggered by various factors, including stress, certain foods, infections, use ...