Digestive Diseases Research and News - February 2013

Digestive Diseases Research and News - February 2013

Digestive Diseases Research and News - February 2013

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) sent this bulletin at 02/26/2013 04:13 PM EST

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February 2013 NIH Launches New LiverTox Database The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released LiverTox, a searchable, evidence-based database of prescription and over-the-counter medications with information about drug-induced liver injury. Researchers Find New Genes Related to IBDNIH-funded researchers from the United States, Canada, and Europe identified 71 new human genes associated with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, two chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). NIH Scientists Move Closer to Predicting Hepatitis C SeverityAn international team of NIH-funded researchers found that people infected with hepatitis C who developed rapid progression of their disease had specific genetic and blood serum changes during the early phase of infection. Task Force on Colorectal Cancer Issues New Surveillance GuidelinesPeople at average risk of colorectal cancer who have a clean colonoscopy do not need to repeat the test for 10 years. This and several other surveillance guidelines were released by the U.S. Multisociety Task Force on Colorectal Cancer in 2012. New and Updated Publications