Sentences with phrase «leave normal healthy cells»

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Immune cells are able to target threats selectively within the body — be they virally infected cells, bacteria, parasites, or cancerous cells — while, in most normal cases, leaving healthy cells unharmed.

Although the reasons as to why broccoli is so beneficial for staving off cancer are still unclear, some researchers propose that one of the phytochemicals found in these vegetables, called sulforaphane, selectively targets and kills cancer cells while leaving normal prostate cells healthy and unaffected.

However, normal cells were not affected this way, showing yet again that cannabinoids can selectively target abnormal cells while leaving healthy tissue alone.