Genetics
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How AI is Unlocking Early Intestinal Fibrosis Crohn’s Care
Can artificial intelligence prevent Crohn’s disease surgery? A new 2026 study uses generative AI to map…
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How Your Body Size History and Genes Cooperate to Shape Your Ulcerative Colitis Risk
Does your childhood weight history affect your adult gut? A massive 15-year study of over 260,000…
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How the 3D Shape of Your Genes Unlocks the Secrets of Crohn’s Disease Risk
Scientists have used a new “3D mapping” technology to show how DNA folds inside rare immune…
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The Gut’s Hidden Architects: New Discovery Could Unlock Faster Healing for IBD
Scientists have discovered a “hidden” network of four distinct cell types that act as the architects…
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The 10-Year Warning: How Your Blood Could Predict IBD a Decade Before Symptoms
A landmark 10-year study reveals that the immune system sends out warning signals in the blood…
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Healing the Fortress: Scientists Find a ‘Switch’ That Could Fix the Gut Wall in Ulcerative Colitis
Scientists have discovered a molecular “switch” called PKCη that causes the gut wall to become “leaky”…
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The ‘Severe IBD’ Gene: How HLA-DRB1*01:03 Predicts Your Crohn’s or Colitis Journey
The largest genetic study of IBD to date has revealed how the HLA-DRB1*01:03 gene and others…
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AI Finds Three New ‘Body Signals’ to Help Doctors Track Crohn’s Disease
Scientists have used machine learning to identify three new genetic “biomarkers” for Crohn’s disease, offering a…
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The ‘Muscle Burn’ Molecule: How Your Body’s Waste Helps Heal IBD
Scientists have discovered that lactate, once thought of as “waste”, is actually a vital signal that…
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The Permanent Residents: How Specific Immune Cells Stay in the Gut to Drive Crohn’s Inflammation
Scientists have identified a specific group of “permanent resident” immune cells in the gut that drive…
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