News tagged with rice plants


Rice-cell cocktail kills cancer cells, leaves normal cells alone

(Medical Xpress)—Juice from rice cells knocked out two kinds of human cancer cells as well or better than the potent anti-cancer drug Taxol in lab tests conducted by a Michigan Technological University ...

Cancer created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Japan finds radiation in rice, more tests planned

(AP) -- Japan is ordering more tests on rice growing near a crippled nuclear plant after finding elevated levels of radiation, government officials said Saturday.

Health created Sep 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rice as a source of arsenic exposure

A study just published by a Dartmouth team of scientists in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) advances our understanding of the sources of human exposure to arsenic and focuses atten ...

Health created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Genetically engineered rice: Protection from arsenic?

(Medical Xpress)—In an article this week, Consumer Reports is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to set standards for how much arsenic can be allowed in rice after finding the potential toxin in almost every ri ...

Health created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dietitian weighs in on controversy about arsenic in food: Eating a balanced diet will limit exposure to element

(Medical Xpress)—Recent reports about arsenic in rice have sparked a great deal of panic among U.S. consumers. However, the average American who eats a variety of whole grains doesn't need to stress about arsenic, according ...

Health created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0