BACKGROUND & AIMS: Probiotics have been suggested to prevent severe necrotizing
enterocolitis (NEC) and decrease mortality in preterm infants. The aim of this paper was to …

Iodine is a micronutrient needed for the production of thyroid hormones, which regulate
metabolism, growth, and development. Iodine deficiency or excess may alter the thyroid …

Children and adolescents with Crohn's disease (CD) present often with a more complicated
disease course compared to adult patients. In addition, the potential impact of CD on growth …

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases of unknown
etiology. However, there is circumstantial evidence that immune mechanisms play an …

Breast milk has recently been recognized as source of commensal and potential probiotic
bacteria. The present study investigated whether viable strains of gut‐associated obligate …

Methods: A group of 27 experts in pediatric IBD participated in an iterative consensus
process including 2 face-to-face meetings, following an open call to ESPGHAN and ECCO …

Background Malnutrition is both a frequent feature and a comorbidity of cystic fibrosis (CF),
with nutritional status strongly associated with pulmonary function and survival. Nutritional …

Measurement of disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is difficult. The
best available methods are complex and time consuming, but it may be possible to use …

Background & Aims We examined the relationship between symptoms of depression and
anxiety and clinical recurrence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a large patient cohort …

This study determined the location and tissue density of cells immunoreactive for tumour
necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) in intestinal specimens from 24 patients with chronic …