Researcher working to understand Crohn's disease

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Researcher working to understand Crohn's disease

by Laura Mercer

October 13, 2006 - Crohn's disease is not pleasant. Abdominal pain,
diarrhea, fever, weight loss and chronic inflammation can result from
this gastrointestinal disorder.

MSU researcher Vince Young is working to understand Crohn's disease
and its counterpart, ulcerative colitis, which collectively make up
inflammatory bowel disease. Young studies microbiota or, what he calls,
"very small living things" with relation to the human gut.

Crohn's disease affects roughly half a million people in the United
States. Causes and treatments of the disease have evaded researchers
for many years.

"While Crohn's disease's causes remain largely unknown, I feel
that bacteria play an important role. My research explores this theory
and will hopefully inform the community about potential causes of
Crohn's disease, leading to better treatments," said Young,
assistant professor with the MSU College of Human Medicine.

Young often collaborates with Thomas Schmidt, an MSU professor of
microbiology. Both are microbiologists, but each one brings expertise
to the team. Young, who earned an M.D. and Ph.D. from Stanford
University, knows about the human body and how it works. Schmidt has
studied microbial communities for years.
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Luke

[Sdores]

Thanks Luke! I hope they get some answers. UM MOM Susan
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[Jeff and Mary Berk]

well, that's close to home!
jeff

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[Jeff]

> "While Crohn's disease's causes remain largely unknown, I feel
> that bacteria play an important role.

My GUT feeling is that he may be on to something.

tx
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