Free radicals in phytochemicals are noted for their neuroprotective actions but the clinical effectiveness of antioxidants in ischemic stroke is still unknown, a review has concluded.
An upcoming conference on the enzyme superoxide dismutase looks set
to provoke a face-off between leading researchers on the role of
antioxidants in disease.
A high-fat, high-carbohydrate meal causes a rush of inflammatory
factors into the bloodstream, overwhelming the body's natural
inflammation-fighting mechanisms, report US researchers in a
medical journal this month.
Grape-seed extract may help skin wounds heal faster and with less
scarring, a new study from researchers in Ohio State University, US
suggests. Treating both animal and human wounds with the extract,
the team found that it helped...