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  "textContent": "Researchers at National Jewish Health and collaborating institutions have uncovered a critical mechanism driving persistent pulmonary fibrosis and identified a promising strategy to reverse it. The recent study published in Nature Communications reveals that the protein BCL-2 impedes normal lung repair and that targeting it may restore lung health.",
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