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Cancer Research

  • There’s an emerging field of science about the human microbiome, or the communities of bacteria, fungi and viruses that live inside and on every person's body. Microbes are tiny, living organisms that help us do everything from digest food to fight off a virus, but some microbes can harm us. A new study, published in Scientific Reports, shows there could even be a connection between some microbes and ovarian cancer.
  • The holiday season is here, and for many people that means more time with family, but one Charlottesville woman says she can’t go home. Instead, she’s trying to fulfil her mother’s dying wish.
  • The National Institutes of Health is asking scientists at Virginia Tech to take a new look at a highly invasive form of brain cancer. They’ll study a…