Study shows link between COPD and the gut microbiome – News-Medical.Net

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 19 2020
Research led by the Centenary Institute, the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Queensland has shown for the first time a link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an often fatal lung condition, and the gut microbiome.
The findings, published in the high impact science journal ‘Nature Communications’, suggests that the gut may be helpful in diagnosing COPD and may also be a potential source of new therapeutic targets…

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