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Impact of the Gut Microbiota on Immunotherapy Responses

Ammarah NaseerSeptember 16, 2022September 15, 2022

A hot topic nowadays is discussions surrounding the microbes in our gut and the numerous health benefits they provide. What isn’t as frequently discussed, however, is how gut microbial composition...

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Liquid Biopsy: A Potential Non-Invasive Alternative to Traditional Cancer Diagnostic Testing

Daniel ZangrandoDecember 20, 2021December 19, 2021

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada and requires an early diagnosis to improve patient outcomes. It is estimated that in 2021, approximately 239,000 Canadians are anticipated to...

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Nanotechnology: Small but Mighty

Meghan KatesDecember 20, 2021December 19, 2021

As researchers, there is a constant search for the next big thing. Medi cine advances at a rapid rate as discoveries make splashing impacts on the field. However, sometimes the...

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Picking Apart Peto’s Paradox

Stephanie WongDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020

If every cell has the potential to accumulate DNA mutations, then statistically speaking, larger animals should have an increased risk of cancer. So how does an elephant with trillions of...

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The Future of Cancer Detection

Alicia KilfoyApril 13, 2017April 13, 2017

On average, only 45 percent of Canadians regularly go to the doctor for complete physicals or checkups. In between these checkups, most of us only seek medical attention if we...

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The Future of Bacterial Cancer Therapy

Dario FerriApril 13, 2017April 13, 2017

The field of cancer therapy is rapidly evolving. From nanoparticles designed to carry drugs into the heart of tumours to immune cells engineered with chimeric antigen receptors, novel advancements are...

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The Great Divide

Nyrie IsraelianJanuary 27, 2017January 26, 2017

In 1893, the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London reported that in addition to seeing an increase in the annual number of deaths ascribed to cancer, it appeared that...

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Beyond PSA: Recent Advances in Prostate Cancer

Dario FerriJanuary 27, 2017January 27, 2017

Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is currently the most commonly used serum biomarker for prostate cancer screening; however, many experts agree that screening for PSA alone is not sufficient for early...

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Haute CRISPR Couture

Priya MakhijaniOctober 17, 2016October 17, 2016

On June 21st, 2016, the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) authorized the very first human clinical trial involving CRISPR gene editing. Led by scientists from the University of...

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#firstworldproblems

Stanley ZhouJune 13, 2016June 13, 2016

Cancer is arguably the biggest medical problem of the 21st century - but whose problem is it? The other day, I was talking to a group of friends during lunchtime...

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Impact of the Gut Microbiota on Immunotherapy Responses

Liquid Biopsy: A Potential Non-Invasive Alternative to Traditional Cancer Diagnostic Testing

Nanotechnology: Small but Mighty

Picking Apart Peto’s Paradox

The Future of Cancer Detection

The Future of Bacterial Cancer Therapy

The Great Divide

Beyond PSA: Recent Advances in Prostate Cancer

Haute CRISPR Couture

#firstworldproblems

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