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Bad Bacteria Make Their Own Food to Colonize the Gut
How E coli. and other illness-causing bugs get past the microbiome’s defenses.
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COVID-19 Through the Lens of Basic Science
Watch four Michigan Medicine experts discuss the role of fundamental science in ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Weakened Hearts Linked to a Build-Up of Phosphate
A computer simulation reveals the metabolic dysfunction behind heart failure.
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Weighing Risks and Benefits for Glaucoma Patients During COVID-19
Michigan Medicine ophthalmologists create a scalable algorithm for triaging appointments during the pandemic
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A Researcher Reflects on Progress Fighting Hepatitis C – and a Path Forward
The hepatitis C virus was discovered in 1989 – research that’s now earned a Nobel Prize. 
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High Throughput Screening Identifies Molecules That Reduce Cellular Stress
While there is no actual fountain of youth, a new study shows a high throughput technique could help researchers find drugs that improve health and lengthen lifespan.
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Bringing Precision Medicine to Ophthalmology
Innovative device ensures doctors obtain adequate fluid samples from the eye, helping with diagnosis and individualized treatment plans for patients.
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Antibiotic Molecule Enables Immune System to Kill HIV Infected Cells
New research shows that targeting a protein called Nef with a molecule called concanamycin A allowed the immune system to essentially cure HIV in T cells.
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Immune Cell CXCR3 Receptor Behind Lethal Brain Damage Following Treatment for Fungal Infection
Finding could improve outcomes for treatment of infections in people living with HIV.
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Scientists Develop First Drug-Like Compounds to Inhibit Elusive Cancer-Linked Enzymes
Structural biology techniques helped researchers target the nuclear receptor-binding SET domain family, whose malfunction is associated with several types of cancer.
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Investigational New Therapy Prevents Onset of Dravet Syndrome Symptoms in Mice
Development is first step to helping children with the rare epilepsy syndrome.
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Study Reveals Transcription Factor’s Role Linking Diet and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Mice lacking E4BP4 were protected against diet’s damaging effects.
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Does High Blood Sugar Worsen COVID-19 Outcomes?
Preliminary observations of COVID-19 patients with diabetes inspired an algorithm for glucose monitoring that’s suspected to help combat the virus’ serious complications.
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Brain’s Ability to Rewire Itself is Connected to Gene Expression
New technique provides insight into the role of genes in brain’s plasticity and cognitive disorders.
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Researchers Optimistic After Dose-Determining Trial of Compound Against Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
The multi-institution phase 1b/2a clinical trial found good tolerability and encouraging efficacy data for the pan-BET bromodomain inhibitor in combination with enzalutamide.