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Cupcakes with razorblades. Pizza with scorpions. Pasta Salad with thumbtacks. In the eyes of someone suffering from celiac disease, this is what food with gluten looks like because it’s also what it feels like.

The Celiac Disease Foundation was proud to be a sponsor of the MedAboutData Hackathon in Haifa, Israel. During the hackathon, the ‘CeliACT’ team presented an innovative product that can assist in early detection of celiac disease.

Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Tom Cole (R-OK) introduced H.R. 2074, the Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2019. The bill intends to make it easier to identify gluten in prescription medications.

Researchers analyzed iCureCeliac® patient registry data to determine the effect of celiac disease-related depression on patients’ symptomatic response to a gluten-free diet.

In partnership with NASPGHAN and Children’s National Health System (CNHS), the Celiac Disease Foundation launched the Celiac School Action Guidelines for Education (SAGE) Initiative.

Gluten-Free Living magazine has just published an interview with our CEO, Marilyn G. Geller, and Medical Advisory Board members Alessio Fasano, MD, and Daniel A. Leffler, MD.

To ensure our community gets the representation it deserves, we are delighted to announce that we have retained Ben Nicholson, a consultant based in Washington, DC, to provide legislative, policy, and advocacy services for the Foundation.

The Celiac Disease Foundation Young Investigator Research Grant Award is a one- to three-year grant totaling up to $180,000. The purpose of the Award is to encourage exceptional investigators to pursue independent careers in celiac disease research.

ImmusanT, Inc., has announced that its therapeutic vaccine candidate, Nexvax2, has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Laura Boone, 29, development manager for the Celiac Disease Foundation, was a senior in college when she was first diagnosed with celiac disease. No one could determine why she was feeling so sick.