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On December 11, 2019, CEO Marilyn G. Geller was with Senator Blumenthal's legislative staff as Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced S.3021: Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2019 to the Senate. The Celiac Disease Foundation is proud to be a partner in this effort.

Mikey’s, maker of gluten-free baked goods and hand-held pockets, announces sponsorship with the Celiac Disease Foundation, the preeminent nonprofit dedicated to accelerating diagnosis, treatments, and a cure for celiac disease.

2020 is starting out BIG, with the Celiac Disease Foundation hosting the National Celiac Disease Patient Advocacy Summit on February 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. Apply today to attend.

Researchers at the Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center (MIBRC) at Massachusetts General Hospital, led by Stefania Seger and CDF Medical Advisory Board member Alessio Fasano, have created 3-D, miniature models of the intestines in order to research celiac disease.

Happy New Year! With gratitude, we recognize your thoughtful support and contributions. Thanks to your continued generosity in 2020, we will continue to lead the fight towards treatments and a cure.

After decades of pleading with our federal government to take celiac disease as seriously as it does other diseases with comparable patient impact, yesterday, the U.S. House and Senate each passed, and President Trump has signed, the FY2020 Federal budget resolution.

ImmunogenX, a clinical stage biotherapeutics company, has published the results of their phase 2 trial testing latiglutenase—an orally administered treatment for celiac disease (CD). Latiglutenase was shown to be safe and effective in reducing the symptoms of seropositive celiac disease patients on a gluten-free diet. A significant improvement in both symptom severity and quality of…

As I return to Los Angeles, I would like to take a moment to share with you some of the highlights of our productive two days in Washington, DC. Your consistent support has allowed us to reach this tipping point, and I want to be clear about what your gifts of time, money, and advocacy…

For decades, the celiac disease community has been told that the pain, the suffering, the fog, the depression, and the missed days of work and school were our fault because we failed to adhere to the diet—or in the case of a parent or caregiver, failed to enforce strict adherence by a child or loved…

There is currently no easy way to diagnose celiac disease in patients already following a gluten-free diet. In order for celiac disease blood tests to be accurate, patients on a gluten-free diet must undergo a “gluten challenge,” a temporary re-introduction of gluten into the diet, by consuming two slices of wheat-based bread daily for 6-8…