cribriform

The amoeba is known to enter the human body through nasal passages and it travels through the cribriform plate - which is located at the base of the skull and transmits olfactory nerves to enable the sense of smell - to reach the brain.

In a preprint study posted last month on bioRxiv, researchers reported using CT scans of skulls of 45 dog breeds to measure a bony structure, the cribriform plate, that is perforated by olfactory nerves.

Then, they used those models to measure the area of a bony structure in the skull known as the cribriform plate, which is perforated by olfactory nerves that shuttle scent information to the brain.

A larger cribriform plate, relative to a mammal’s body size, can indicate a better sense of smell.

Eggert was officially diagnosed with Stage 2 cribriform carcinoma, a rare and typically slow-growing form of breast cancer, and noted that she will need surgery.