CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Researchers at the University of Virginia are working to better understand why the same medication can affect people differently.
The project, called MOSAIC, recently received the first $4 million of a National Institutes of Health award that could total $12 million.
MOSAIC stands for Modeling of Sex-specific metabolism Across Interacting Communities. One of the project’s key aims is to simulate how women’s gut, liver and reproductive systems work together and how gut bacteria can affect estrogen levels…