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More evidence that spicing up broccoli boosts its cancer-fighting power

Teaming fresh broccoli with a spicy food that contains the enzyme myrosinase significantly enhances each food's individual cancer-fighting power and ensures that absorption takes place in the upper part of the digestive system ...

Health created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers increase the success rate of tooth implants

Elderly or people with osteoporosis, smokers, diabetics or people who have had cancer are sometimes not eligible to receive dental implants as their bones are unable to correctly integrate the new prostheses which replace ...

Dentistry created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As colorectal cancer gets more aggressive, treatment with grape seed extract is even more effective

(Medical Xpress)—When the going gets tough, grape seed extract gets going: A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the journal Cancer Letters shows that the more advanced are co ...

Cancer created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Compounds in mate tea induce death in colon cancer cells

Could preventing colon cancer be as simple as developing a taste for yerba mate tea? In a recent University of Illinois study, scientists showed that human colon cancer cells die when they are exposed to the approximate number ...

Cancer created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Peaches, plums, nectarines give obesity, diabetes slim chance

Peaches, plums and nectarines have bioactive compounds that can potentially fight-off obesity-related diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to new studies by Texas AgriLife Research.

Medical research created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

High anthocyanin intake tied to lower MI risk in younger women

(HealthDay)—High intake of a specific sub-class of flavonoids, called anthocyanins, is associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in young and middle-aged women, according to a study published ...

Cardiology created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Watermelon reduces atherosclerosis in new study

In a recent study by University of Kentucky researchers, watermelon was shown to reduce atherosclerosis in animals.

Health created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

Studies of the bioactive compounds found in apples aim to uncover compounds that have an ability to prevent or alter the risk of serious ailments such as diabetes and heart disease.

Health created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists increase the success rate of tooth implants

Elderly or people with osteoporosis, smokers, diabetics or people who have had cancer are sometimes not eligible to receive dental implants as their bones are unable to correctly integrate the new prostheses ...

Medical research created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Plant-based diets can remedy chronic diseases

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 63 percent of the deaths that occurred in 2008 were attributed to non-communicable chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, Type 2 diabetes and obesity—for ...

Health created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MIABE standard opens up new opportunities in drug discovery

An international consortium of pharmaceutical companies, public and commercial data providers and academic groups has agreed on a new standard for describing the effect of a compound on a biological entity. Published in Nature Re ...

Other created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0