Four Gut Bacteria Decrease Asthma Risk in Infants (VIDEO)

University of British Columbia

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New research by scientists at UBC and BC Children’s Hospital finds that infants can be protected from getting asthma if they acquire four types of gut bacteria by three months of age.

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