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Biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease uncovered

University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown symptoms. This finding was made possible by using the Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR). The DoDSR is a biological repository operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and ...
Burglar Targets Two Homes Minutes Apart

Columbus police have arrested a suspect accused of breaking into two occupied homes near East Columbus early Wednesday. The first break-in happened on North Monroe Street at 2:50 a.m. Police said the suspect, a stranger, entered the resident's house. It is unclear what was taken. About 20 minutes later, police said that same suspect entered a second occupied home near Miami Avenue and ...
Newark Police Search For Armed Robber

Newark Police were searching for an armed robber Wednesday morning, after they say the suspect held up a Duke and Duchess Shoppe.The robbery happened shortly after 12:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Union Street.Police said the robber pulled out a gun during the robbery. The suspect got away with cash and cigarettes.Officers said the suspect wore gray gym shorts and blue and white button-up flannel ...
Teen pleads not guilty in deaths of Ohio brothers

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A woman who fell asleep while driving after midnight Thursday plowed into a highway trooper’s patrol car that had its lights flashing at an Interstate 95 exit ramp, police ...

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LOVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- Police in the Cincinnati area say they apprehended an elusive suspect after a pursuit that reached 100 mph and ended in a ...
Tracy Heard appointed leader in Ohio House Democratic shakeup

Tracy Maxwell Heard, D-Columbus, will serve as minority leader of the Ohio House. Ohio House Minority Leader Armond Budish, D-Beachwood, is stepping down from his post to likely focus on a run for Cuyahoga County executive, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Democrats on Tuesday night appointed Tracy Maxwell Heard, D-Columbus, to be their new leader, WSAZ reports. Debbie Phillips, D-Athens, ...
Cincinnatis Mercy Health appoints new CEO

Yousuf Ahmad, chief transformation officer for Mercy Health since 2011, has been promoted to CEO. Mercy Health has promoted Yousuf Ahmad, its chief transformation officer since 2011, to replace James May as CEO, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. Ahmad's appointment is effective June 15, as May shifts focus to his executive vice president role with Mercy parent Catholic Health ...
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City of Cincinnati employees receive layoff notices

More than 200 Cincinnati workers received layoff notices on Tuesday. More than 200 of Cincinnatis city employees received layoff notices on Tuesday, Local 12 reports. The documents were sent to 66 police officers, 71 firefighters and 64 other workers. The notices were sent out despite an ongoing public debate about the best budget proposal. There are currently three on the table. City Manager ...

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Biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease uncovered

University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown symptoms.

This finding was made possible by using the Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR).

The DoDSR is a biological repository operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and contains over 50 million human serum specimens, collected primarily from applicants to and members of the U.S. uniformed services.

This discovery, the first of its kind and led by UC's Bruce Yacyshyn, MD, is being presented via podium presentation by staff from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Digestive Disease Week 2013, being held May 18-21 in Orlando, Fla.

"With collaborators from Walter Reed, we were able to identify all of the active duty service men and women who developed IBD and then used the repository to go back and look at various biomarkers to see what each person had in common," said Yacyshyn, a professor of medicine at the UC College of Medicine and UC Health gastroenterologist.

IBD is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine. The main types of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; inflammatory bowel diseases are considered autoimmune diseases in which the body's own immune system attacks elements of the digestive system. ...