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Research adds to growing knowledge of how gut bacteria influence health Scientists have deciphered the genome of a bacterium implicated as a key player in regulating the immune system of mice. The genomic analysis provides the first glimpse of its unusually sparse genetic blueprint and offers hints about how it may activate a powerful immune response that protects mice from infection but also spurs harmful inflammation. The researchers, led by Dan Littman, the Helen L. and Martin S....
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifty-two year-old Paul McNeel, a fire chief from Leonardtown, Maryland was 37 in 1996 when a sudden health problem caused the loss of his small intestine. Almost all of it had to be surgically removed to save his life. For 13 years after that, McNeel continued to fight fires and stayed alive by feeding himself a special liquid formula through a tube that went from a port in his chest directly to his heart and into his bloodstream. Over time that...
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Coronado Biosciences, Inc. (the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel immunotherapy agents for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer, today announced that Dr. Bobby Sandage, the Company's President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 10:50 AM ET. The conference will be held at The Waldorf...
"You are what you eat" is familiar enough, but how deep do the implications go? An interdisciplinary group of investigators from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found an association between long-term dietary patterns and the bacteria of the human gut. In a study of 98 healthy volunteers, the gut bacteria separated into two distinct groups, called enterotypes, that were associated with long-term consumption of either a typical Western diet rich in meat...
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- WellApps, INC. announced today the latest release of GI Monitor, the leading (IBD) Crohn's and Colitis mobile disease management platform. The new release adds the ability for users to Socialize in real-time as they track their conditions, making GI Monitor one of the largest global social destinations for (IBD) Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients. Brett Shamosh, 20-year Ulcerative Colitis patient and Co-Founder of WellApps...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Quanterix Corporation, a company enabling a new generation of molecular diagnostic tests based on its revolutionary Single Molecule Array (SiMoA((TM))) technology, today announced results of a pilot study to measure biomarkers of inflammation from patients with Crohn's disease. The precise measurement of low abundance cytokines, which was possible using Quanterix's high sensitivity digital ELISA, allowed significant changes to be detected in...
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Kenneth Rainin Foundation (KRF) announced today the establishment of its Breakthrough Awards Program, which is designed to enable investigators to further their Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) research and increase the likelihood of a breakthrough discovery. These grants are awarded to existing KRF-funded Innovator Award recipients that have demonstrated significant research progress along their proposed "proof of principle"...
A team of international researchers has identified 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis, providing critical insight into the biology behind the debilitating neurological disease. The research, which represents the largest MS genetics study ever undertaken, revealed that many of the genes implicated in the development of MS are relevant to the immune system, illuminating the possible immunological pathways that underlie MS. The researchers said the newly-found links suggest...
Results of the largest genomics study of multiple sclerosis patients ever undertaken have identified more than two dozen new genetic variants linked to disease risk, including some previously implicated in other autoimmune diseases.The study, conducted by an international consortium of researchers from the Yale School of Medicine and 129 other institutions, appears in the Aug. 11 issue of the journal Nature. Common genetic links between multiple autoimmune diseases were also confirmed in a...
HORSHAM, Pa., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Idol contestant Casey Abrams is launching a national disease awareness campaign, IBD Icons, to let people know that living with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) does not have to stop them from pursuing their dreams. Starting today, people living with IBD will have the opportunity to share how they are achieving their personal goals despite the challenges of their disease at www.IBDIcons.com for a chance to win the title of "IBD Icon"....
