Malabsorption News

Positive results from a simplified serological screening panel correlated strongly with positive celiac disease histology, according to new research data.

Mild cognitive impairment or “brain fog” associated with celiac disease improved in tandem with mucosal healing in newly diagnosed patients who adhered to a gluten-free diet, according to recent study data.

Cadherin molecules were observed interacting with two proteins inside intestinal microvilli and may represent “the driving force for growing and tightly packing the brush border,” Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers reported.

A diagnostic algorithm could help clinicians differentiate celiac disease from non-celiac gluten sensitivity, according to new research.

Incidence of celiac disease increased fourfold in the UK, contrasting with a 4% annual decrease in dermatitis herpetiformis cases during the same 22-year study period, according to new data.

The performance of a rapid point-of-care celiac disease test used in endoscopy showed poor rates of agreement with standard serology results and cannot yet be recommended for use in endoscopy units, according to researchers in the UK.

SAN DIEGO — Extended treatment with teduglutide resulted in significantly lower parenteral nutrition and/or intravenous fluid volume requirements among patients with intestinal failure associated with short bowel syndrome, a speaker said here.

While patients with celiac disease had more than a 10% chance of developing fibromyalgia, patients with fibromyalgia had the same prevalence of celiac disease as the general population, according to recent study results.

Children who are introduced to gluten after age 6 months and those who are breast-fed after age 12 months have an increased risk for celiac disease, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics.

Researchers in Sweden report that autism spectrum disorders are not associated with celiac disease or inflammation. However, there was an association between the presence of normal mucosa but positive results on the celiac disease serologic test and the disorders.