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

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.

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

A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna has investigated a possible link between ...

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

Both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's are inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) so the idea that smoking would help one but hurt the other has been confounding. Colitis causes an inflammation of the colon ...

For millions suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), managing flare-ups often ...

Ulcers in the colon are usually due to a condition like inflammatory bowel disease or an infection. But some medications or procedures can also cause colon ulcers. A colon ulcer is an open sore that ...

Scientists headed by ICREA researcher Angel R. Nebreda at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) report a new mechanism that contributes to the development of ...

“Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)” is an umbrella term for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, two chronic gastrointestinal conditions that most commonly occur in adults. However, it’s possible ...