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Common antibiotics may increase IBD risk by damaging key gut layer

September 15, 2024

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Common antibiotics may heighten the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by damaging the gut, a mouse study suggests. Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images.

As of 2019, about 4.9 million people globally were living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
There is currently no cure for IBD and scientists are still not sure what the exact cause of the condition is.
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have found via a mouse model that antibiotics may damage the protective mucus layer of the…

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