http://www.caltechnews.com Tue, 22 May 2012 21:09:32 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/coffee_drinkers_have_lower_risk_of_death Older adults who drank coffee -- caffeinated or decaffeinated -- had a lower risk of death overall than others who did not drink coffee CalTechNews Sat, 19 May 2012 17:37:42 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/environmental_toxicants_causing_ovarian_disease_across_generations Washington State University researchers have found that ovarian disease can result from exposures to a wide range of environmental chemicals and be inherited by future generations CalTechNews Fri, 04 May 2012 08:23:54 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/component_of_pizza_seasoning_herb_oregano_kills_prostate_cancer_cells Oregano, the common pizza and pasta seasoning herb, has long been known to possess a variety of beneficial health effects, but a new study by researchers indicates that an ingredient of this spice could potentially be used to treat prostate cancer CalTechNews Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:53:03 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/single_antibody_shrinks_variety_of_human_tumors Human tumors transplanted into laboratory mice disappeared or shrank when scientists treated the animals with a single antibody, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine CalTechNews Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:17:46 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/engineered_bacteria_effectively_target_tumors Tumor-targeted bioluminescent bacteria have been shown for the first time to provide accurate 3-D images of tumors in mice, further advancing the potential for targeted cancer drug delivery CalTechNews Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:33:32 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/why_measles_spreads_so_quickly Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered why measles, perhaps the most contagious viral disease in the world, spreads so quickly. The virus emerges in the trachea of its host, provoking a cough that fills the air with particles ready to infect the next hos CalTechNews Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:37:52 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/world-first_viral_therapy_trial_in_cancer_patients Researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), the University of Ottawa (uOttawa), Jennerex Inc. and several other institutions have just reported promising results of a world-first cancer therapy trial in journal Nature CalTechNews Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:39:59 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/spice_component_suppresses_cancer_mechanisms Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric used in curry, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Cente CalTechNews Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:20:36 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/gm_serial_killer_t-cells_obliterate_tumors In a cancer treatment breakthrough 20 years in the making, researchers have shown sustained remissions of up to a year among a small group of advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients treated with genetically engineered versions of their own T CalTechNews Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:35:22 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/nanoparticles_to_deliver_cancer-fighting_drugs Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a novel method of disguising nanoparticles as red blood cells, which will enable them to evade the body's immune system and deliver cancer-fighting drugs straight to a tumor CalTechNews Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:24:42 +0100