News tagged with mushrooms
New insights into mushroom-derived drug promising for cancer treatment
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A promising cancer drug, first discovered in a mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine, could be made more effective thanks to researchers who have discovered how the drug works. The research is funded by the Biotechnology ...
Heavy metals accumulate more in some mushrooms than in others
Oct 30, 2009 |
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A research team from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) has analysed the presence of heavy metals in 12 species of mushroom collected from non-contaminated natural areas, and has found that the levels ...
Seven new luminescent mushroom species discovered
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Seven new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species have been discovered, increasing the number of known luminescent fungi species from 64 to 71. Reported today in the journal Mycologia, the new finds include two ne ...
Green tea and mushrooms cut breast cancer risk: study
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Chinese women who ate mushrooms and drank green tea significantly cut their risk of breast cancer and the severity of the cancer in those who did develop it, an Australian researcher said Wednesday.
US shiitake market mushrooming
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Shiitake mushrooms are the third most popular mushroom species in the U.S. In addition to taste, shiitake have a multitude of health benefits. Low in calories, glucose and sodium, shiitake are high in potassium, phosphorus, ...
