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Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease found

by neversaydie on 6/5/24, 4:21 PM with 5 comments

• by ethbr1 on 6/5/24, 5:56 PM

  Direct link the Nature article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07501-1

• by lloydatkinson on 6/5/24, 5:17 PM

  > The team have found drugs that already exist seem to reverse the disease in laboratory experiments and are now aiming for human trials.

  I know someone with suspected IBD/Crones and I’m excited on their behalf. Approximately ten years from now scientists might even consider the possibility of discussing the idea of actually beginning real trials.

  Just like every other wonder drug, “world changing battery”, and tooth regrow medicine the media seems to occasionally cycle through when bored.

• by drewcoo on 6/5/24, 8:36 PM

  So the Guardian runs a similar headline accompanied by an illustration of reddened bowels.

  The BBC, however, runs this headline accompanied by the headshot of a young woman. As if to imply that she's some kind of Bond villain responsible for all of this. This seems like something straight out of SNL's Weekend Update.

• by greenyoda on 6/6/24, 12:48 AM

  Main discussion in this earlier post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40586676