Bioengineered gum could expand treatment options for oral cancer patients
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A bioengineered chewing gum cut HPV levels by 93 percent in oral samples from head and neck cancer patients, in new research from the University of Pennsylvania. The same formulation, when loaded with an antimicrobial peptide called protegrin, brought two cancer-linked bacteria down to nearly zero and left the mouth’s beneficial microbes alone. Henry Daniell of Penn’s School of Dental Medicine led the work, published in Scientific Reports. Why head and neck c
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