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Tomato concentrate could help reduce chronic intestinal inflammation associated with HIV
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Tomato concentrate could help reduce chronic intestinal inflammation associated with HIV

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES HEALTH SCIENCES IMAGE: SCIENTISTS DERIVED THE CONCENTRATE, WHICH CONTAINS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES, FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED TOMATOES. CREDIT: ARINA KRASNIKOVA/PEXELS New UCLA-led research in mice suggests that adding a certain type of tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce the intestinal inflammation that is associated with HIV. Left untreated,...

How chronic intestinal inflammation can cause cancer
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How chronic intestinal inflammation can cause cancer

by Frederike Buhse,  Kiel University Microscopic image of inflamed intestinal tissue; on the right, the DNA repair mechanism is disrupted, resulting in increased tumor-promoting growth. Credit: IKMB, Kiel University Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are inflammations of the gastrointestinal tract which flare up in phases and are accompanied by bloody bowel movements, diarrhea and severe impairment...