The study, published in Nature, suggests that a specific herbicide, propyzamide, may increase inflammation in the large and small intestines and increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to several long-term conditions that involve inflammation of the digestive tract, or gut. The disease rates have spiked in the last decade, […]
Oral chlorophyllin supplement alleviates inflammatory bowel disease
The findings are published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, and the study has been chosen as an APSselect article for August. Chronic gastrointestinal disorders such as IBD affect tens of millions of people living in the U.S. IBD has created a global health burden because of the rising cost of […]
Israeli researchers develop viruses that kill bowel-harming germs as a precise weapon
Two distinct virus “cocktails” have been the subject of phase 1 clinical investigations; preliminary results indicate that they are safe, and extensive in vitro and animal testing indicates that they are antibacterial. The notion of Phage therapy, also known as Bacteriophage therapy, is not new and was the focus of intensive study in the early […]
