News tagged with plant compounds
The tablet of youth
At TEDxSydney 2013 the Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School shares a new concept about why we age and how it should be possible to develop medicines to reverse it.
Health
Apr 23, 2013 |
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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
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Whole black carrots reveal the key to gut health, reduced cancer risk
Black carrots have revealed how fruit and vegetables help maintain gut health and reduce the risk of developing cancer.
Health
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Investigating cancer-fighting properties of cannabis-related chemical
(Medical Xpress)—Chemicals similar to those found in cannabis form the basis of a new drug that is being trialled in UK cancer patients for the first time. The trial – funded by Newcastle University spin-out company e-Therapeutics plc, ...
Cancer
Sep 28, 2012 |
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Plant-based compound slows breast cancer in a mouse model
The natural plant compound phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) hinders the development of mammary tumors in a mouse model with similarities to human breast cancer progression, according to a study published August 2 in the Journal of ...
Cancer
Aug 02, 2012 |
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South African daffodils may be a future cure for depression
Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have previously documented that substances from the South African plant species Crinum and Cyrtanthus – akin to snowdrops and daffodils – have an effect ...
Medications
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Eating more berries may reduce cognitive decline in the elderly
Blueberries and strawberries, which are high in flavonoids, appear to reduce cognitive decline in older adults according to a new study published today in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Associ ...
Neuroscience
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Potentially important new mechanisms found anti-aging effects of resveratrol
A well-conducted experimental study in mice has provided potentially important new insights into the association of the intake of resveratrol and like compounds with health benefits. Resveratrol is a constituent of red wine ...
Medical research
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Plants could pave the way for new ovarian cancer treatments
Tropical plants may contain the basis of new and effective treatments for ovarian cancer, according to researchers at the Universities of Strathclyde and Portsmouth.
Cancer
Aug 25, 2011 |
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