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A recent review found that overall, the incidence of celiac disease has been rising since the second half of the 20th century into the 21st century in nearly every country where data on the disease are available.

The Celiac Disease Foundation National Patient Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC will train participants to advocate on celiac disease public policy priorities to Members of Congress.

More and more evidence is showing what many have long suspected: maintaining a truly gluten-free diet may not be possible.

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.

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…

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…

Within the last year, at least three studies were conducted with the goal of determining the relationship between the amount of gluten ingested and the risk of developing celiac disease. An important review of these studies, conducted by Jonas Ludvigsson and CDF Research Committee Member Benjamin Lebwohl, concluded that new clinical trials must be conducted…

Researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, including Celiac Disease Foundation Medical Advisory Board Member Dan Leffler, conducted a study to determine the effects of the gluten-free diet (GFD) on weight changes in celiac patients after diagnosis. The authors note that while weight gain would be welcome and expected in initially underweight patients, similar…

Scientist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital awarded $1.5 million grant to study stem cells from patients with genetic diseases, including celiac disease, that impair one’s ability to properly absorb nutrients to help develop new therapies for malnutrition.