Closer to a treatment for 'asthma of the esophagus'
Monday, August 31, 2015 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have elucidated the chemical process behind a mysterious gastrointestinal disease that is becoming more frequent every day: the eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), also known as the 'asthma of the esophagus'. The researchers identified a molecule which plays a key role in this condition and that can be a target in a new therapeutic strategy.