ARS.USDA.gov - Certain phytochemicals naturally found in strawberries may come to have a role in fighting leukemia or other cancers, according to the work of molecular biologist Susan J. Zunino. Her tests with lab-cultured cells of a cancer known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia have provided additional evidence that three compounds occurring naturally in strawberries - [...]

Georgetown.edu - The probiotic yogurt-like drink DanActive® reduced the rate of common illnesses such as ear infections, sinusitis, the flu and diarrhea in daycare children, say researchers who studied the drink in the largest known probiotic clinical trial to be conducted in the United States. An additional finding, however, showed no reduction in the number [...]

Brown rice, or half-milled rice, may offer protection from high blood pressure and atherosclerosis (”hardening of the arteries”), say researchers at the Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
New research by Satoru Eguchi, Associate Professor of Physiology, suggests that a component in a layer of tissue surrounding [...]

Gastritis produced by acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA, aspirin) consumption is a common disorder worldwide. The use of probiotics has been proposed to ameliorate different gastrointestinal tract diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, etc. However, little attention has been paid to the use of probiotics in gastric disease. The health-promoting effects ascribed to [...]

ACS.org - The agave plant, famous for giving the world tequila, contains natural fructans that seem ideal for use in preparing so-called functional foods with health benefits over and above serving as a source of nutrients, scientists reported at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Foods spiked with “fructans” from the [...]

ACS.org - Walnuts - already well-known as a rich source of the heart healthy omega-3 fatty acid ALA - reduce the size and growth rate of prostate cancer in test animals, according to food scientists in California. The researchers described their findings at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
“Walnuts should be [...]