Lung disease associated with gut microbiome alterations

[Medical]( [Lung disease associated with gut microbiome alterations]( [A new study is the first to investigate a link between the gut microbiome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)]( A new study is the first to investigate the relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the gut microbiome. The preliminary investigation confirms patients suffering from COPD present with changes to microbial populations in the gut. [Read more]( [Sponsored Content]( [Durable, lightweight Chobe 2.0 is the ultimate everyday carry bag]( [The Chobe 2.0 is perfect for protecting your gear, whether it's on the way to the office or far-flung parts of the world]( Following the well-received Chobe everyday carry bag, Gura Gear has released an upgraded version that keeps everything that people loved about the original, while taking on board feedback from Chobe owners to make a raft of improvements. 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[Read more]( [Wearables]( [RHA aims to block out the world with true wireless ANC earphones]( [RHA has contoured the TrueControl ANC earphones to fit the natural shape of the ear]( RHA launched its first true wireless earphones a little over 2 years ago, which were billed as "the most sophisticated true wireless earphones on the market." Now the company has cooked in some active noise cancellation for the TrueControl ANC buds. [Read more]( [Materials]( [NawaStitch promises to make carbon composites even lighter and stronger]( [NawaStitch will use vertically aligned carbon nanotubes to reinforce the weakest part of carbon composites – the glue between the layers – to make parts even lighter and stronger]( France's Nawa Technologies is setting up operations in the United States, and bringing its fast, affordable vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) manufacturing process into a new application: making carbon fiber composites much stronger. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Decoy molecule draws deadly mosquito-borne virus away from the brain]( [Researchers have developed a new treatment for a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease]( VEEV is a mosquito-borne virus that, in the worst case scenario, can infect the brain and become deadly. Now scientists have discovered the protein it latches onto – and used it to create a decoy molecule that draws the virus away from the brain. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Review: 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer is confusingly well-placed]( [The Trailblazer sits in a fast-growing segment that is far from its namesake's roots]( Chevrolet introduced the revived Trailblazer name as a niche-filling subcompact crossover. The Trailblazer fits somewhere in between the tiny Trax and the more family-sized Equinox. The Trailblazer, despite its name, actually has a more urban fit. 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[Read more]( [Biology]( [Study supports theory that fish fins evolved from gill arches]( [The study was conducted on embryonic skates, at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts]( The skeletal structure of a fish's gill arches and paired fins are quite similar – enough so that it was once believed the fins evolved from the arches. Although that theory has since been discounted, a new study suggests it may have been correct. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). [Update profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright New Atlas © 2020