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For individuals with obesity who are scheduled to undergo bariatric surgery, faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from a lean donor does not appear to help reduce weight before or after the procedure, according to a study.

Weekly bepirovirsen treatment may help reduce HBsAg* and hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels in patients with chronic HBV infection, the phase IIb B-Clear study showed.

A noninvasive diagnostic approach that combines bowel ultrasound and faecal calprotectin test appears to be reliable for detecting disease recurrence in Crohn’s disease (CD) patients who have undergone ileo-cecal resection, according to a study.

Adherence to an overall healthy lifestyle appears to prevent a substantial proportion of inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, as reported in a study.

There appears to be no significant association between serum uric acid (SUA) and major depressive disorder (MDD), suggest the results of a meta-analysis and two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study.

Treatment with upadacitinib appears to produce improvements in ulcerative colitis (UC) symptoms as early as day 1, as shown in a recent study.