Distinct dietary patterns in Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis affect gut microbiota and inflammation, supporting the development of microbiome-informed dietary interventions.

Age, fecal calprotectin level, toxin B polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold, immunosuppression, sex, and creatinine levels were identified as independent risk factors for developing recurrent ...

Conflicting prior study results on the effectiveness of calprotectin expression as a protective or pathologic response among persons with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) spurred this ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the synovial joints, leading to inflammation, pain, and eventual joint destruction. In recent years, increasing ...

Although not currently recommended as a formal therapeutic target in ulcerative colitis (UC) management, histologic healing is associated with improved long-term clinical outcomes. In a small ...

This prospective study in a large cohort of patients examined the use of calprotectin measurement in feces as a diagnostic test to identify clinically significant gastrointestinal findings in patients ...

Regular stool tests already used in NHS care, combined with dietary information, could help identify people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at higher risk of relapse, a major study appearing in ...

Accumulating evidence suggests that the immune system plays a crucial role in the emergence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease—a condition where fatty deposits, also known as plaque, gradually ...

I am still haunted by my initiation to Crohn disease. My late brother Andrew, who succumbed to the illness because of a confluence of complications at 29 years-old, first manifested symptoms as a ...