"It has been developed for use in paediatrics but it could also be useful in lots of other contexts, such as the management of chronic ulcers in the home, " she added.

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He said the research would work across the range of wounds clinicians treat from trauma, burns and post-surgery complications to chronic conditions such as ulcers and diabetes complications.

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Gut bacteria were found to have a surprising role in disease 20 years ago, when Australian scientists showed that stomach ulcers aren't caused by stress, as long thought, but by chronic infection with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori.

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