Viruses may play unexpected role in inflammatorybowel diseases
Inflammatory bowel diseases are associated with a
decrease in the diversity of bacteria in the gut, but a new study led by
researchers at the School of Medicine has linked these same illnesses to an increase in the diversity of viruses.
Colitis patients diagnosed later in life tend to have better disease outcomes
Adults diagnosed with ulcerative colitis after age 50 are more likely to achieve remission from their symptoms than patients diagnosed at younger ages, even when those patients receive similar treatments, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The study is the first to look at patients whose colitis was treated with modern medications. Nearly 1 million U.S. adults have ulcerative colitis.