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 Microbiome

Statin drugs might boost healthy gut microbes
P Libby, Nature News, May 6, 2020

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?

Statin therapy is associated with lower prevalence of gut microbiota dysbiosis
SV Silva et al, Nature, May 7, 2020