Scientists Successfully Treat New Mouse Model Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Researchers trying to improve cancer immune therapy have made an unexpected find: They’ve produced the most accurate mouse model to date of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a cluster of conditions that afflict approximately 1.4 million Americans with abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea.The two most common forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC); in extreme cases, they can be fatal.

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on March 15th, 2008