Sentences with phrase «in protecting against cancers»

In this capacity he has invested a great deal of time and effort on clinical trials examining the effects of broccoli sprouts (which contain phytochemicals extremely closely related to those found in moringa) in protecting against cancers, COPD, asthma, autism, schizophrenia, air pollution injury, and other diverse conditions.
Garlic appears to be especially effective in protecting against cancers as a result of nitrosamines, potentially high carcinogenic chemical compounds.
In addition to heart disease, scientists are now investigating the role that fish consumption may have in protecting us against some cancers as well as many chronic diseases including Alzheimer's disease, asthma, depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, macular degeneration, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
A drug that releases two gases to protect the stomach lining may be significantly more effective than daily aspirin in protecting against cancer
It was previously shown that enzymes that modify histone H2B in this way also play a role in protecting against cancer.

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Vitamins A, C, and E are antioxidants found in plentiful form in many fruits — especially berries — and veggies, and they've been touted for their alleged ability to protect against cancer.
A version of this article appears in print on 06/16/2016, on page A9 of the NewYork edition with the headline: Coffee May Protect Against Cancer, W.H.O. Concludes, in Reversal of a 1991 Study.
The vitamin E in eggs helps protect us against heart disease and some cancers.
Red peppers in particular contain high levels of the powerful antioxidant beta carotene, thought to support eye and circulatory system health and help protect against some forms of cancer.
Omega - 3s are also instrumental in promoting cardiovascular health, reducing inflammation, and help to protect against certain kinds of cancer.
It's high in folate, vitamin C, and sulforaphane, a beneficial compound that may protect against cancer.
Beta - carotene and vitamin A, in general, have been shown to be beneficial to eye and cardiovascular health, to protect against certain types of cancer, and to help fight free - radical damage.
The antioxidants compounds found in mango have been shown to help protect against certain cancers, including leukemia, colon, breast, and prostate cancer.
Açai powder is made of açai berries that are high in anti oxidants and promote cardiovascular health and skin health, also rich in powerful immune boosters vitamin c and ellagic acid that protect us against cancer.
As well as containing vitamins and minerals its abundant with polyphenol antioxidants which help protect against cancer, one polyphenol in particular can slow or halt the growth of cancer cells!
In addition to skin and wrinkle protection it's thought to protect against obesity, cholesterol build up, diabetes and cancer, due to the compound's ability to dilate blood vessels, increase nitric oxide and block the stickiness of platelets.
High amounts of dietary antioxidants may protect women against developing breast cancer, according to a study published this month in the
Cancer: Flaxseed may protect against breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer by inhibiting tumor growth and blocking enzymes that are involved in the spread of tumor Cancer: Flaxseed may protect against breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer by inhibiting tumor growth and blocking enzymes that are involved in the spread of tumor cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer by inhibiting tumor growth and blocking enzymes that are involved in the spread of tumor cancer, and colon cancer by inhibiting tumor growth and blocking enzymes that are involved in the spread of tumor cancer by inhibiting tumor growth and blocking enzymes that are involved in the spread of tumor cells.
With statistics showing that one in five children will grow up to develop skin cancer and that protecting skin from the sun during childhood and adolescence is important to reducing the risk of cancer later in life, it's vital that parents become educated about sun safety, take steps to protect their kids against the damaging effects of the sun and build safe sun habits into the family routine.
Studies show breastfeeding lowers the risk of obesity, cancer, and chronic diseases — many of which disproportionately impact African American women — in mothers, as well as helps protect children against a host of ailments, including respiratory infections, asthma and childhood leukemia.
That's because breast milk boosts immunity, increases IQ, wards of diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's later in life, protects your child against obesity and a host of other amazing benefits.
The high levels of antioxidants in apricots help protect the body against various cancers and heart disease — and their high fibre content makes them very effective against constipation.
• Breastmilk contains special antibodies which help protect your baby against infections • Breastmilk is your baby's natural food, it's easily digested and enough on its own for the first 6 months • Breastfed babies are less likely to have eczema and diabetes or high blood pressure and obesity later on • Breastfeeding helps you and your baby to get to know each other • Breastfeeding means you'll return to your pre-pregnancy weight quicker • Breastfeeding helps give you stronger bones in later life and helps protect against breast and ovarian cancer • Breastfed babies are not as windy as bottle - fed babies • Nappies are not as smelly!
Well, it's believed to protect against diabetes and asthma and — in later life — helps guard against arthritis and colon cancer.
If even half of all babies under 6 months of age were exclusively breastfed, we would save hundreds of thousands of lives and help protect against breast cancer, ovarian cancer and diabetes in mothers across the globe.
But although animal studies have suggested that tea can protect against diseases such as skin and stomach cancer, the antioxidants in tea had not been directly compared to those found in other foods.
With this strength in mind, he sat down at his typewriter and began tapping out an argument for full - fledged animal studies to examine phytic acid's potential for protecting against heart disease and cancer.
Lewis is now skimming through these genes to check their function; of those he's looked at so far, several are involved in growth and development, cell differentiation, cell death, and protecting against cancer.
Study authors intend to perform additional research in the future to follow up on their estimate of how well the current vaccines protect against HPV - associated cancers.
This is a 13 percent increase in protection against HPV - related cancers in comparison to the first vaccines on the market, Gardasil and Cervarix, which protected against HPV types 16 and 18.
In rats, researchers have observed that treatment with pregnancy hormones estrogen and progesterone protects them against breast cancer.
The vaccination protects against infection from the two types of Human Papilloma Virus that cause seven in 10 cases of cervical cancer, as well as two other types of the virus linked with genital warts.
In addition to protecting against 80 percent of cervical cancers, the new 9 - Valent human papillomavirus vaccine, which includes seven cancer causing HPV - types, has the potential to protect against nearly 19,000 other cancers diagnosed in the United States, including anal, oropharyngeal and penile cancerIn addition to protecting against 80 percent of cervical cancers, the new 9 - Valent human papillomavirus vaccine, which includes seven cancer causing HPV - types, has the potential to protect against nearly 19,000 other cancers diagnosed in the United States, including anal, oropharyngeal and penile cancerin the United States, including anal, oropharyngeal and penile cancers.
But there have been conflicting and mixed results in studies on whether vitamin D can also protect against cancer, heart disease, autoimmune diseases and diabetes.
9vHPV, known as Gardasil 9, became available in 2015 to protect females and males ages 9 through 26 years against HPV - associated cancers and genital warts.
The FDA approved Merck's Gardasil vaccine in 2006, after clinical trials showed that it protects against four strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), which together cause about 70 percent of cervical cancers and 90 percent of genital warts.
Having a tolerable, nontoxic treatment, like watercress extract, that can protect smokers against cancer would be an incredibly valuable tool in our cancer - fighting arsenal.»
One strain makes a molecule that protects against skin cancer and shrinks tumours in mice
Mice raised in a challenging environment had more robust immune responses and hormonal changes, factors that may help protect against cancer
«A more complete Mediterranean diet may protect against aggressive prostate cancer: New study in The Journal of Urology ® finds that a high intake of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains might not be enough.»
He thinks the first test would be to see if this combination approach can protect against skin cancer in fair - skinned people or those with high sensitivity to sunlight.
A recent study published in Cell revealed that, while the related parasite Tritrichomonas musculis makes the intestine susceptible to both colitis and colorectal cancer, it induces an immune response that protects mice against Salmonella infection.
They had tracked down studies showing that breast milk also protects against cancer (the relative risk of childhood lymphoma is nine times higher in bottle - fed infants, and the risk for carcinoma is also elevated).
«Our findings related to the NS subtype may suggest that the recurrent infections to which children living in overcrowded conditions are likely to have been exposed stimulate their immune systems and hence protect them against developing this type of cancer later in their childhood and early adult life.
Living in overcrowded conditions appears to protect children and young adults against developing a particular type of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), a cancer that originates from the lymphocytes (white blood cells).
A new study from the University of Illinois reports that including broccoli in the diet may also protect against liver cancer, as well as aid in countering the development of fatty liver or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) which can cause malfunction of the liver and lead to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a liver cancer with a high mortality rate.
Cutting back on fat per se does not protect against cancer and heart disease, at least in the short run.
Studies have found evidence for various health benefits of drinking coffee in recent years, from helping to fend off diabetes, heart disease and stroke to protecting against depression and Alzheimer's disease — and even, ironically, liver cancer (SN: 10/3/15, p. 16).
They hope the drug will do artificially what the genetic defect in Laron syndrome does naturally: protect against DNA damage that fuels cancer growth.
If the genetic mutation that gives people with Laron syndrome their short stature also protects them against two of the most pernicious diseases of aging, diabetes and cancer, then it prompts two obvious questions: What other diseases might the mutation protect against, and do people who carry the mutation in fact live longer than their unaffected peers?
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