Olive oil ingredient leads cancer cells to their death

An ingredient found in extra-virgin olive oil called oleocanthal has been known as a compound capable of killing a variety of human cancer cells, but how this process actually played out was not understood. Now, a team of researchers has uncovered not only how oleocanthal destroys cancer cells, but that it is able to do so while leaving healthy cells unharmed... Continue Reading Olive oil ingredient leads cancer cells to their death



Section: Medical



Tags: Apoptosis, Cancer, Rutgers University



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