Background & Aims Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) exist worldwide, with high
prevalence in North America. IBD is complex and costly, and its increasing prevalence …

Asthma is a common, clinically heterogeneous disease with strong evidence of heritability.
Progress in defining the genetic underpinnings of asthma, however, has been slow and …

Background: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and asthma share genetic and
environmental risk factors. Consequently, several observational studies have explored an …

Innate lymphoid cells (ILC) are abundant in mucosal tissues. They serve critical functions in
anti-pathogen response and tissue homeostasis. However, the heterogenous composition of …

Background The question of whether asthma is causally related to gastrointestinal disorders
remained unanswered so far. Thus, this study investigated whether there is such a relation …

The burden of extra-intestinal disease is high in patients with IBD, some of whom respond to
or are prevented by treating the bowel inflammation, whereas others require specific …

Background Quantitative bias analysis (QBA) measures study errors in terms of direction,
magnitude and uncertainty. This systematic review aimed to describe how QBA has been …

Background Nowadays, the use of social media is part of daily life, with more and more
people, including governments and health organizations, using at least one platform …

It is increasingly recognized that children with asthma are at a higher risk of other non‐
allergic concurrent diseases than the non‐asthma population. A plethora of recent research …

Asthma and autoimmune disorders might be affected by opposing immune mechanisms, T
helper cells type 2 (Th2) and T helper cells type 1 (Th1) immunity, respectively. Knowledge …