A research team led by Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama, from the Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation, ...

THE morbidity associated with the surgical treatment of diverticulitis remains high. In the experience of the Lahey Clinic some complication has developed in 30 per cent of the patients with ...

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic condition that affects the large intestines, particularly the colon. It is classified as one of the two inflammatory bowel diseases along with Crohn’s disease.

Disruptions of mitochondrial functions have a fundamental influence on Crohn’s disease. This connection has now been ...

Across the Western world, the prevalence of these chronic and serious conditions, which have no cure, is rising. In Denmark alone, 50,000 people suffer from either Crohn's disease or ulcerative ...

This type of digestive upset can initially seem like a milder form of colic. But colitis requires prompt and appropriate ...

but is most common in the colon and terminal ileum; and ulcerative colitis, which is a mucosal inflammation involving the rectum and colon. In this Review, Ma and colleagues discuss the evolution ...

Colorectal cancer often starts as benign polyps in the colon or rectum and can progress to cancer over time. Common symptoms ...

Will Crohn’s disease affect your fertility? Is it safe to take your medication while pregnant? Experts answer these and other ...

Since vancomycin treatment induces endoplasmic reticulum stress in the colon, they could restore ... lead to gut inflammation,” Dr. Shai Bel from the Bar-­Ilan University, Safed, Israel and ...