Gut Microbiome Linked to Bone Loss in Primary Hyperparathyroidism (IMAGE)

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Gut Microbiome Linked to Bone Loss in Primary Hyperparathyroidism

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Researchers identified Bifidobacterium longum as a gut bacterial species associated with immune activation and reduced bone density in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.

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Credit: NIH Image Gallery from Openverse Image source link: https://openverse.org/image/e9da1fac-bbb3-4ac3-bd55-422d1c3ed166?q=gut+microbe&p=17

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