Chemical found in green tea 'could help to treat leukaemia' - Telegraph:
"Scientists found that high doses of a chemical found in the drink could kill cancer cells and reduce symptoms of the disease.
Researchers have been looking at the anti-cancer properties of green tea since the 1970s, when a study showed that countries which consumed large amounts of the herb tended to have lower levels of the disease."
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Seaweed Versus Cancer
From an article in the PakTribune about Seaweed and it's nutritional benefits.....
Can Seaweed Battle Cancer?
" However, most of the studies in recent years that have been done regarding the effects of seaweed, are against cancer. Hoping to find the ability to shrink tumors with algae, many researchers have devoted years to observing the patterns and data surrounding this important compound.
A 2005 study conducted at the Georgia Institute of Technology found a small strain of red algae off the coast of Fiji called Callophycus serratus, that looks promising for a new, natural cure for cancer. With ten new natural compounds from the strain to work with, researchers found that some of the compounds were born antibacterial fighters and have held up in the lab against known diseases that resist antibiotics. It was said that the natural germ-killers were made by the seaweed to ward off predators and disease. Another compound was able to kill tumor cells in the lab by being able to turn on the suicide switch in the individual cells, which scientists call a head start to a new possible line of anticancer drugs. Georgia Tech biochemists insist that they are only in the “test tube level” and many more studies will be conducted. "
read the full article here:
http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=214448
Can Seaweed Battle Cancer?
" However, most of the studies in recent years that have been done regarding the effects of seaweed, are against cancer. Hoping to find the ability to shrink tumors with algae, many researchers have devoted years to observing the patterns and data surrounding this important compound.
A 2005 study conducted at the Georgia Institute of Technology found a small strain of red algae off the coast of Fiji called Callophycus serratus, that looks promising for a new, natural cure for cancer. With ten new natural compounds from the strain to work with, researchers found that some of the compounds were born antibacterial fighters and have held up in the lab against known diseases that resist antibiotics. It was said that the natural germ-killers were made by the seaweed to ward off predators and disease. Another compound was able to kill tumor cells in the lab by being able to turn on the suicide switch in the individual cells, which scientists call a head start to a new possible line of anticancer drugs. Georgia Tech biochemists insist that they are only in the “test tube level” and many more studies will be conducted. "
read the full article here:
http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=214448
Friday, April 17, 2009
Study hints at clove role in cancer cure
Gulfnews: Study hints at clove role in cancer cure:
"Al Ain: UAE scientists have found a new mechanism to extract anti-cancer agents from the clove plant, and say the finding could lead to the development of new drugs in the fight against the deadly disease.
The agent found in the clove extract is capable of killing cancer cells in the human body.
The plant extract has also shown many other therapeutic qualities during a study conducted by a five-member team of researchers at the UAE University (UAEU)."
"Al Ain: UAE scientists have found a new mechanism to extract anti-cancer agents from the clove plant, and say the finding could lead to the development of new drugs in the fight against the deadly disease.
The agent found in the clove extract is capable of killing cancer cells in the human body.
The plant extract has also shown many other therapeutic qualities during a study conducted by a five-member team of researchers at the UAE University (UAEU)."
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