New tool reveals how drugs affect men, women differently (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

New tool reveals how drugs affect men, women differently

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UVA researcher Jason Papin, PhD, and colleagues have created a sophisticated new computer model of male and female livers that will make for safer drugs with fewer side effects.

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Dan Addison | UVA Communications

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