There are several potential causes of chronic inflammation, including excessive alcohol consumption, environmental factors, poor diet quality, stress and an inadequate amount of quality sleep.

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

When inflammation in the body goes unchecked, it can cause fibrosis, or tissue scarring that may lead to organ dysfunction or ...

In a study published in Nature Immunology on January 6, a research team led by Prof. Qian Youcun from the Shanghai Institute ...

An teenage dancer who feared her dream of a career on the stage was over when she was diagnosed with bowel disease said ...

Targeting a single nerve promotes healing in rats with chronic intestinal inflammation. Can the same strategy work in humans?

Alterations in the gut microbiome are seen at the earliest stage of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a recent review.

A tiny molecule found in most plant-based foods douses the flames before damaging lesions can form in the colon, according to a study by Texas AgriLife Research scientist Dr. Nancy Turner. Even better ...

More than half a million patients in the UK have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and research suggests that up to 30% ...

Researchers have identified a mechanism that underlies inflammation and pain in the colon, and demonstrated that blocking a key receptor from entering colon cells can inhibit inflammation and pain, ...

China creates ingestible, luminous microspheres that detect intestinal bleeding and are retrieved with a magnet, a ...