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2009 National Finalist Nova Scotia

Green Tea may help fight Lou Gherig’s disease
Lou Gherig’s disease, formally known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), is perhaps the best known in a family of neuromuscular diseases that affect around 3,000 Canadians a year.
It is generally fatal. But, like many medical mysteries, researchers are progressing towards eventual treatment and cure. [...]

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2008 Nova Scotia SABC Winners

Discovery of herbal remedies’ effect on cancer wins Nova Scotia high school students first place in annual science competition
Top Regional Winners to Compete in National Final, Ottawa, May 6
Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 24, 2008 –Two grade 12 students from Citadel High School in Halifax took home top honours in the Nova Scotia Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge [...]

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Student shows that breast cancer drug could work for ovarian cancer

An inspiring teacher who died from ovarian cancer prompted Victoria Bentley to see if she could use her scientific knowledge to find a new treatment for the disease which is the fifth-highest cause of cancer deaths in Canada.
Knowing that ovarian cancer grows in response to the hormone estrogen just like breast cancer she wondered if [...]

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