Ajman In a concerning medical development, researchers have reported a steep rise in cases of bowel cancer among young adults ...

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A UC San Diego-led study linked early childhood exposure to the bacterial toxin colibactin with the rise in early-onset ...

The toxin has been known to cause DNA damage and is produced by several species of harmful gut bacteria, including E. coli. The recent study looked at tissue samples from close to 1,000 colorectal ...

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Scientists have identified a strong link between childhood exposure to a bacterial toxin called colibactin and the rising ...

Bacterial toxins are toxic substances that are produced and released by bacteria to target other bacterial or host cells. Bacteria often have antitoxins to avoid the deleterious effects of toxins.

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A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E. coli, appears to alter gut DNA in a way that prompts colon cancer, researchers report in the journal Nature. Colibactin ...

Exposure to the toxin happens in childhood and could be manipulating DNA to increase cancer risk. Colibactin is a "genotoxin" and the "weapon system of a bacteria to fight other bacteria and to ...