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Study Links Asthma to Low Levels of Gut Bacteria in Newborns
Scientists have linked the dearth of four types of gut bacteria to asthma, the respiratory disease that has risen explosively in the past 50 years and now afflicts up to a fifth of children in Western countries.
The researchers discovered that low levels of the bacteria in newborns put them at an increased risk of getting asthma later in life.