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                        <title>Pediatric IBD &#039;Challenges&#039; Aims to Improve Health and Well-Being of Children</title>
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                        <description>Five primary research areas could ease pain of Crohn&#8217;s and Colitis. [PRWeb Sep 8, 2006]</description>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[New York, NY (PRWEB) September 8, 2006 -- For the 140,000 kids and teens growing up with Crohn&#8217;s disease or ulcerative colitis, there&#8217;s hope for a brighter future.  A strategic research initiative announced today by the Crohn&#8217;s &#38; Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) takes aim at five primary research areas in hopes of eradicating these two devastating inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).   

CCFA&#8217;s initiative, titled &#8220;Challenges in Pediatric IBD Research,&#8221; forms a strategic roadmap for pediatric IBD research over the next five years, concentrating on five primary research areas.  CCFA has partnered with the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) in the development of the landmark plan.  The plan was published this week in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, CCFA&#8217;s peer-reviewed journal for medical professionals. 

&#8220;There is an urgent need for specialized research and a centralized database of collective knowledge in pediatric IBD,&#8221; said Richard J. Geswell, president of CCFA.  &#8220;Most of the scientific information about and therapeutic approaches for IBD to date has been obtained by studying adult patients and cells in culture.  While all of this work benefits patients of all ages, it&#8217;s clear that children have special needs that must also be addressed if we&#8217;re going to continue to make serious headway and find vital clues that could lead to a major medical breakthrough, enhanced treatments or a cure for these life-altering diseases.&#8221;    

CCFA has taken the lead role in organizing and conducting a number of workgroups, composed of specialists in various disciplines from around the world, to survey the current state of knowledge and identify the most pressing issues that need to be addressed in pediatric IBD.  CCFA has brought together clinical and basic science researchers to help prioritize the initial focus for the next generation of &#8220;platform-building&#8221; research, later identified as the following five areas:

1.	Growth and Skeletal Health &#8211; focused on nutrient utilization for normal growth, hormonal abnormalities, effects of IBD treatments on a child&#8217;s growth, optimizing bone development and the overall impact of pediatric IBD on skeletal health. 

2.	Genetics &#8211; focused on accurately matching genotypes, a person&#8217;s genetic profile, with phenotypes, the observed properties of the individual&#8217;s disease, as well as large-scale, gene-environment interactions studies.

3.	Quality Improvement &#8211; focused on funding studies to identify underused, overused, or misused, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to pediatric IBD.  CCFA also plans to form a collaborative Pediatric IBD Research Network to enable clinical studies in all focus areas.

4.	Immunology &#8211; focused on innate and adaptive immunity, developmental aspects of mucosal immunity and target antigens of the immune responses in the cells lining the intestines of children with IBD as well as effects of therapy on the immune response and overall immune function.  

5.	Psychological Issues and Development &#8211; focused on biological and social risk factors to better understand the interactions of brain, gut, immune system and environmental influences on depression, anxiety and other mental health issues in children and teenagers with IBD.   

CCFA is committed to developing and funding research in these five key areas. The Foundation has already issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for studies in Growth and Skeletal Health and is  seeking funding for the applications that meet approval.  The deadline for... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb434830.htm]]></content:encoded>
                        <itunes:author>Chris Faust</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Pediatric IBD &#039;Challenges&#039; Aims to Improve Health and Well-Being of Children</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York, NY (PRWEB) September 8, 2006 -- For the 140,000 kids and teens growing up with Crohn&#8217;s disease or ulcerative colitis, there&#8217;s hope for a brighter future.  A strategic research initiative announced today by the Crohn&#8217;s &#38; Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) takes aim at five primary research areas in hopes of eradicating these two devastating inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).   

CCFA&#8217;s initiative, titled &#8220;Challenges in Pediatric IBD Research,&#8221; forms a strategic roadmap for pediatric IBD research over the next five years, concentrating on five primary research areas.  CCFA has partnered with the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) in the development of the landmark plan.  The plan was published this week in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, CCFA&#8217;s peer-reviewed journal for medical professionals. 

&#8220;There is an urgent need for specialized research and a centralized database of collective knowledge in pediatric IBD,&#8221; said Richard J. Geswell, president of CCFA.  &#8220;Most of the scientific information about and therapeutic approaches for IBD to date has been obtained by studying adult patients and cells in culture.  While all of this work benefits patients of all ages, it&#8217;s clear that children have special needs that must also be addressed if we&#8217;re going to continue to make serious headway and find vital clues that could lead to a major medical breakthrough, enhanced treatments or a cure for these life-altering diseases.&#8221;    

CCFA has taken the lead role in organizing and conducting a number of workgroups, composed of specialists in various disciplines from around the world, to survey the current state of knowledge and identify the most pressing issues that need to be addressed in pediatric IBD.  CCFA has brought together clinical and basic science researchers to help prioritize the initial focus for the next generation of &#8220;platform-building&#8221; research, later identified as the following five areas:

1.	Growth and Skeletal Health &#8211; focused on nutrient utilization for normal growth, hormonal abnormalities, effects of IBD treatments on a child&#8217;s growth, optimizing bone development and the overall impact of pediatric IBD on skeletal health. 

2.	Genetics &#8211; focused on accurately matching genotypes, a person&#8217;s genetic profile, with phenotypes, the observed properties of the individual&#8217;s disease, as well as large-scale, gene-environment interactions studies.

3.	Quality Improvement &#8211; focused on funding studies to identify underused, overused, or misused, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to pediatric IBD.  CCFA also plans to form a collaborative Pediatric IBD Research Network to enable clinical studies in all focus areas.

4.	Immunology &#8211; focused on innate and adaptive immunity, developmental aspects of mucosal immunity and target antigens of the immune responses in the cells lining the intestines of children with IBD as well as effects of therapy on the immune response and overall immune function.  

5.	Psychological Issues and Development &#8211; focused on biological and social risk factors to better understand the interactions of brain, gut, immune system and environmental influences on depression, anxiety and other mental health issues in children and teenagers with IBD.   

CCFA is committed to developing and funding research in these five key areas. The Foundation has already issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for studies in Growth and Skeletal Health and is  seeking funding for the applications that meet approval.  The deadline for... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb434830.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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