Hong Kong Baptist University-led research discovers new therapeutic target for irritable bowel syndrome
- Written by The Bulletin
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 4 January 2023 - A research study led by scientists from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has shown for the first time that the human gut bacterium Ruminococcus gnavus is a major trigger factor of diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D).
