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Statin drugs might boost healthy gut microbes

Nature
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-01281-0
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An analysis of faecal samples reveals that obese people who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs have a ‘healthier’ community of gut microorganisms than would be expected. What are the implications of this surprising finding?

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Libby, P. (2020, May 21). Statin drugs might boost healthy gut microbes. Nature. Nature Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01281-0

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