Waking up to the hidden struggles of inflammatory bowel diseases

Latent profiles of determinants of fatigue. Credit: BMC Gastroenterology (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12876-024-03239-2 Helping people with inflammatory bowel diseases to get a better night’s sleep could help keep the condition at bay and improve their quality of life, say Flinders University and Flinders Medical Center researchers, as they work to untangle the threads of the disease. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects an estimated 100,000 Australians, and more than 6 million people worldwide, yet there is currently no known cause or cure. The best outcome for people diagnosed with the disease is to achieve remission—meaning the disease is not active—and maintain a Read More