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In these past couple of weeks, two important studies have been published that could dramatically increase our understanding of the COVID-19 disease. Adding to the science of how we understand and treat this disease is something that should be welcomed, because properly understood it can save lives.

RALEIGH — Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme, or protease, in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a new study by plant biologists at North Carolina State University.

ROCKINGHAM — An extremely rare genetic variant has connected families miles apart in a common goal.

PINEHURST — Clinical trials have long been a part of the DNA of FirstHealth of the Carolinas. 

By participating in groundbreaking medical research, FirstHealth patients gain access to new, state-of-the-art treatments before they are widely available to the public, and FirstHealth providers are better able to care for the community in both the short and long term. 

PEMBROKE — The UNC Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10.