The monocyte distribution width derived from routine blood testing can distinguish bacterial enterocolitis from acute severe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Los Angeles Times illustration) Researchers have identified a gut-genetic interaction that could trigger an overactive immune ...

A variant of the Aeromonas bacterium promoted colon inflammation in mice and was detected in stools and colon tissue from patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Suspecting that gut-resident ...

Vitamin D supplementation may help shape how the immune system responds to gut bacteria in people with inflammatory bowel ...

Bacteria uses multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria, that causes colitis, disable multiple host defense pathways using three specialized effector proteins, as ...

A toxin produced by bacteria found in dirty water kills off immune cells in the lining of the colon, meaning people whose guts are colonised by these bacteria are much more likely to develop a ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients may benefit from vitamin D, which helps rebalance immune responses to gut bacteria, and support gut health.

Diagram showing the mechanism discovered in the study. Inflammation of the intestines in ulcerative colitis results from an excessive helper Th2 immune response. Smoking leads to aromatic compounds ...

Smoking's not often touted for its health benefits. But it's been known to help those suffering from colitis even though it exacerbates Crohn's disease. New research that could help treat the ...

Researchers have identified a gut-genetic interaction that could trigger an overactive immune response in the colon — offering one possible explanation for the pain and bleeding of ulcerative colitis, ...