2020 marks the 30th Anniversary for the Celiac Disease Foundation. We're celebrating 30 years with a highlight reel of CDF's most notable yearly accomplishments, posted each day throughout the month of May on CDF’s Facebook & Twitter.
Continue ReadingMay is Celiac Disease Awareness Month - the perfect time to join the Celiac Disease Foundation in generating support for research for treatments and a cure! Raise or Donate between May 1 - May 31 and receive gluten-free products from Proud Sponsor Schar.
Continue ReadingConfronted with the reality of an all-consuming global pandemic, every nonprofit, including the Celiac Disease Foundation, has to figure out where we fit in a world that is quickly changing and into a future that no one can predict.
Continue ReadingThe first mice with characteristics of celiac disease have been developed at the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center. For the first time researchers can observe celiac disease onset as the mouse’s immune system launches a coordinated attack against gluten.
Continue ReadingThe Celiac Disease Foundation uses peer-reviewed research to push our federal government to act responsibly. Our sponsorship of Columbia University’s Biennial Symposium, where the world’s expert celiac researchers share their findings and collaborate on future projects, continues this work.
Continue ReadingThe Celiac Disease Foundation is proud to recognize the Kornblau family as the 2019 Celiac Disease Foundation Volunteers of the Year.
Continue ReadingLast week, one of our 2019 Young Investigator Award recipients, Dr. Benjamin Lebwohl, co-authored a study that showed a small, but statistically significant increase in mortality rates for patients with celiac disease.
Continue ReadingPeople with celiac disease have a small but significantly increased mortality rate. The finding comes from the largest study of its kind, which used long-term health records of celiac patients in Sweden between 1969 and 2017.
Continue ReadingTogether, with the support of our valued sponsors and vendors who are committed to providing gluten-free products during this time of need, we are pleased to highlight available options for online order and in-store purchase.
Continue ReadingThere may be a silver lining in the COVID-19 cloud. The pandemic might actually improve diagnostic rates and follow-up care for people with celiac disease. Celiac disease clinics have begun to…
Continue ReadingCeliac Disease Foundation CEO Joins a Study Developing a Breakthrough Screening Tool The Celiac Disease Foundation asks patient families to participate in research every single day. Why? Because joining research studies and clinical trials is the only way to help scientists better understand this autoimmune disease and ultimately find a...