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Do worms hold the secrets to fighting digestive illnesses?

April 30, 2020

OMRF researchers believe tiny worms may hold keys to reversing serious digestive ailments.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, damage, David, digestive, disease, Forsthoefel, ibd, ibs, illness, intestine, lab, laboratory, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, planarians, regeneration, repair, research, science, scientist-news, worm, worms

Slimy, squirmy creatures: the unsung heroes of medical research

December 15, 2016

Fish, frogs and worms have become key players in the fight against disease.

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