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Researchers develop novel therapeutic approach against COPD – News-Medical.Net
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common and deadliest diseases worldwide.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 4 2020
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common and deadliest diseases worldwide. Until today, COPD is not curable. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now succeeded in curing COPD in mice exposed to chronic cigarette smoke. Their goal is to test the novel therapeutic approach in human clinical trials over the next few years.
More than 250 million people suffer from COPD,…
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