Haixia Yang, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Haixia Yang, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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Co-first author Haixia Yang and colleagues at UMass Amherst report results in mice suggesting that the antimicrobial ingredient triclosan, found in hand soaps and toothpastes among other products, could have adverse effects on colonic inflammation.

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