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Gut Microbes and Stress Team Up to Make a Painful Disease Worse
Paul Frenette, M.D., has led and published research showing that the gut microbiome and stress play a role in triggering painful vessel-clogging episodes in sickle-cell disease. Dr. Frenette is professor of medicine and of cell biology, and chair and director of the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research.
How the Body�s Nerves Become Accomplices in the Spread of Cancer
Research by Paul Frenette, M.D., has advanced what we know about how nerves spur the development and spread of prostate cancer. His new research investigates how beta blockers, which target the nervous system, may help treat cancer. Dr. Frenette is professor of medicine and of cell biology, and chair and director of the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research.
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