By Ross Keller, PhD Candidate in Biomedical Sciences The HPV virus. (Wikimedia)The Human Papilloma Virus, also known as HPV, is thought to contribute to an estimated 5% of all cancer cases worldwide. This includes approximately 70% of Oropharyngeal (throat) cancers, 95% of anal cancers, and 99% of cervical cancers among some other rare cancers1-4. HPV is … Continue reading Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Cancer
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The Bacteria that Mold Your Brain
By Daniel Hass, 4th year Neuroscience PhD student “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are” This phrase, coined by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in the Physiologie du goût (The Physiology of Taste) was over a century ahead of its time. The commonly held aphorism is true in more ways than … Continue reading The Bacteria that Mold Your Brain
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