AACR.org - Moderate consumption of red wine may lower the risk of lung cancer in men, according to a report in the October 2008 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention¸ a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
“An antioxidant component in red wine may be protective of lung cancer, particularly among smokers,” said [...]

Mice given quercetin, a naturally occurring polyphenol found in fruits and vegetables, were less likely to contract the flu (influenza), according to a study published by The American Physiological Society. The study also found that stressful exercise increased the susceptibility of mice to the flu, but quercetin canceled out that negative effect - an anti-stress [...]

OSU.edu - New research strongly suggests that a mix of preventive agents, such as those found in concentrated black raspberries or other berries high in natural polyphenols, may more effectively inhibit cancer development than single agents aimed at shutting down a particular gene.
Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center examined the anti-cancer effect [...]

Cocoa flavanols, the unique polyphenol compounds found naturally in cocoa (and thus dark chocolate), may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest that long-term improvements in brain blood flow could impact cognitive behavior, offering future anti-aging potential for debilitating brain conditions [...]

Chocolate as health food? Not exactly, but eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day offers some health benefits.
The benefits are thought to come from flavonoids in dark chocolate, according to the August 2008 issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource . Flavonoids, which belong to the larger class of plant polyphenols , are a [...]

WPI.edu - For generations, people have consumed cranberry juice , convinced of its power to prevent urinary tract infections , though the exact mechanism of its action has not been well understood. A new study by researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) reveals that cranberry juice changes the thermodynamic properties of bacteria in the urinary [...]