UW-Madison: Study identifies promising target for treating inflammatory level bowel disease and colitis-induced colorectal cancers

MADISON – Inflammation in the gut can trigger a doom loop of sorts. The condition messes with the sensitive relationships between food, digestive acids, microbes and the immune system in ways that can promote further inflammation and, sometimes, the eventual growth of tumors. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have identified a promising new target for treatments that could help the...