10 May 2019 --- Researchers from King’s College London in the UK have secured US$1.8 million in funding to research the potential link between food additives and Crohn’s disease. The funding comes from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, a New York-based foundation that seeks to improve lives by supporting efforts in health and select place-based initiatives in the US and globally. The team of researchers will study food additives in order to understand their links to Crohn’s disease with the aim of identifying a new, safe and low-cost dietary treatment.