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Lung regeneration
'If we can turn on alveoli repair during lung attacks, we can save a lot of suffering'
In COPD, damaged alveoli no longer get repaired or renewed. Prof.dr. Reinoud Gosens (University of Groningen) is looking for ways to reactivate this process.
