Gastroenterologists explore relationship between bacteria in the...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Tue, 10/27/2009 - 22:00

(Rush University Medical Center) Gastroenterologists at Rush University Medical Center are working on a new research study funded by the US Department of Defense to chart the presence of microorganisms found within the gut and to explore how microbial imbalances may impact diseases like breast cancer.


 

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