People living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are known to be at high risk of blood clots when admitted to hospital during a flare-up of their disease but now new research by scientists at The University of Nottingham has shown that those who are not admitted to hospital during flare-ups are also at risk.

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Chemicals found in cannabis could prove an effective treatment for the inflammatory bowel diseases Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease, say scientists. Laboratory tests have shown that two compounds found in the cannabis plant -- the cannabinoids THC and cannabidiol -- interact with the body's system that controls gut function.

Five newly identified genetic regions may help explain how childhood inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) develops.

A new study shows at least one of the five new gene regions associated with childhood IBD is directly involved in the biological process that causes the painful inflammation of the digestive tract associated with the disease.

According to Jon M. Stout, "For centuries, Asians have used green tea for health, both to prevent disease and treat illnesses."

Tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. Green tea is not fermented during processing, but black tea does go through a fermentation process.