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Researchers examined post-traumatic stress among Black and Latino individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases.

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"Our results indicate that [the presence of micro- and nanoplastics] is a previously underestimated factor in the development and intensification of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases," Kenner added.

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