By Steven Nelson USNews.com Researcher says cannabinoids might treat cancer as well as billion-dollar drugs A British researcher has found that cannabinoids, a term for chemicals derived from marijuana, can kill leukemia cells, and he expects clinical trials for new medications to begin soon. The findings, published in the …
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A new Spanish study published in BMC Medicine says a little wine can go a long way. Knowing that depression is the most prominent mental disorder in the world and has been related to alcohol intake the authors set out to prospectively assess the association between alcohol intake and incident …
Read More »Study Illustrates How Broccoli can Literally Save your Life
Researchers at Oregon State, in the Linus Pauling Institute, have gained vital insight into why you should listen to mom and, “finish your broccoli.” Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable, like cabbage, bok choy, cauliflower, and cress, this family of vegetables induces potent anti-proliferative effects in cancer cells. The team at …
Read More »7 Unbelievable Things Plants Do When You Aren’t Around to See It
[metaslider id=10190] Most of us, when we imagine a plant, visualize it sitting there, growing, waiting around to be pollinated, or even eaten. But did you know that the bunchberry dogwood can move faster than a speeding bullet and tomatoes can summon wasps when they sense they are being eaten by a …
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