For decades, researchers understood little about IBD, which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. But the new swell in Chinese cases offers researchers “an opportunity that is unparalleled” to understand what causes the disease and how it might ultimately be treated or prevented. Gail Cassell, senior lecturer on global health and social medicine, is quoted.
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