Virus Combats Brain Tumour
Malignant glioma is an aggressive kind of brain tumour that does respond to treatment. Reseachers have now come out with a partial solution and answer for such a catastrophe. It was found that Reo virus, a common inhabitant of gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tract, not known to cause any harmholds promise as a treatment for this deadly form of brain cancer. Dr.Peter A Forsyth, of...
Lemon tea combats cancer
Drinking hot tea with lemon peel could protect the body against skin cancer, US scientists say. The researchers studied 470 people, half of whom had suffered a particular type of skin cancer, and querried them about their tea-drinking habits.// They found that those who developed skin cancer drank significantly less hot tea.Lemon peel in the tea was found to have more than a 70% red...
Cinnamon combats Diabetes
Scientists report that an extract of cinnamon could offer some protection against adult-onset diabetes.An expert behind the trials has even issued the recommendation that people could benefit now by adding the spice to their food.// Adult-onset, or type II diabetes is far more prevalent than insulin-dependent diabetes, which normally begins earlier in life and requires a regimen of...
Compound of Broccoli combats breast cancer
Chemists from University of Illinois, confirmed that a compound modelled on a substance found in broccoli shows potential in fighting breast cancer. Previous research has suggested that sulforaphane,// which occurs in broccoli and related vegetables, can help prevent cancer. It does so by increasing the level of detoxifying enzymes in the body. However, high doses of sulforaphane are toxi...
Little Convincing Evidence That Omega-3 Combats Depression
There is no convincing evidence that taking omega-3 fatty acids on their own can alleviate depression, says Drug// and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB). And there is only limited evidence that they can relieve depression when used in combination with antidepressant drugs, it adds. Evidence from circumstantial research has suggested links between omega-3 levels and behaviour and...