This page will feature research that has been featured on our News blog or is completed.

January 9, 2008: New research has found a correlation between cholesterol drugs (statins) and reduced risk of some cancers, including colorectal cancer. The researchers have yet to find a cause or explanation for this correlation, but have concluded that it warrants further study. You can read more about the findings here.

August 2007: Amber J. Tresca, the guide to IBD on About.com, wrote this week about a new study regarding the usefulness of probiotics and prebiotics in the treatment of Crohn’s disease. More information, including a link to the study, is available on the About.com page.

August 2007: Over at Medical News Today, they’re writing that having a pet pig as a child may help prevent Crohn’s later in life! A recent German study suggests that just as exposure to animals in early childhood may help prevent allergies, exposure to farm animals may help prevent Crohn’s.

August 2, 2007: Blood Test Can Reveal Cancer of the colon. More Information.

July 5, 2007: New research from the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh have identified a previously unsuspected gene found to be associated with Ulcerative Colitis. This research is reported in the July 5 issue of Current Biology. Click here for more information and link to full article.