Do Air Pollutants Play a Role in Bowel Disease?

scientificamerican.com - The impacts of air pollution on the lungs and the heart have been widely documented for decades. But until now, few researchers have paid attention to the gastrointestinal tractBy Lindsey Konkel and Environmental Health NewsNew Answers for Bowel Disease Causes: Scientists are beginning to look beyond the human genome to the environment for causes of bowel disease. A small but growing number of studies now suggest that air pollutants may play a role in diseases of the gut.