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A deep breath in

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Translational Medicine
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Asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) are common conditions that affect the lives of many people.
Dr Mona Bafadhel studies the pathophysiology of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). There are broadly two inflammatory phenotypes of COPD that are clinically indistinguishable but have different treatment responses. Dr Bafadhel is working on the development of novel therapeutic strategies for COPD, particularly to treat the regular periods of worsened symptoms that patients experience.

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Translational Medicine
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Mona Bafadhel
Keywords
asthma
copd
pathophysiology
treatment
therapeutic strategies
Department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Date Added: 28/07/2015
Duration: 00:04:40

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