News tagged with broccoli


Antioxidant found in vegetables has implications for treating cystic fibrosis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a dietary antioxidant found in such vegetables as broccoli and cauliflower protects cells from damage caused by chemicals generated during the ...


Breeding better broccoli

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Carotenoids—fat-soluble plant compounds found in some vegetables—are essential to the human diet and reportedly offer important health benefits to consumers. Plant carotenoids are the most important source of vitamin A in ...





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Give thanks to the bee

Give thanks to the bee

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 9 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When we sit down to give thanks at the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, we should also be thanking the honey bee.


Pathogen protection and virulence: Dark side of fungal membrane protein revealed

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and Montana State University have discovered a fungal protein that plays a key role in causing disease in plants and animals and which also shields ...


Dietary patterns linked with depression

Processed, high-fat foods linked with depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- People who eat a diet laden with processed and high-fat foods may put themselves at greater risk of depression, according to UCL (University College London) research published today.



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