Chili pepper compound may slow down lung cancer
New research in mice and human cells suggests that capsaicin, the compound that gives red peppers its spicy flavor, may slow lung cancer progression.
April 9, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: compound, diet, human-cells, its-spicy, may-slow, on call diets, red-peppers, the-compound
Red wine compound may ‘inhibit’ poxviruses
A high concentration of resveratrol — which is a compound found in many food plants — can reduce replication of two poxviruses in human cells, study finds.
March 6, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, high-concentration, human-cells, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, two-poxviruses
Diabetic mice on fasting-mimicking diet repair insulin-producing pancreas cells
Research in mice and human cells suggests that a fasting-mimicking diet may reprogram pancreas cells that are unable to produce insulin and enable them to repair themselves and start making it.
February 27, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diabetes, diet, diet-may, human-cells, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, produce-insulin, reprogram-pancreas
How eating herbs could boost your brain
Researchers found the flavonoid apigenin – found in thyme, parsley and other plants and herbs – boosts formation of human cells and strengthens their connections.
December 11, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: boosts-formation, connections, flavonoid, flavonoid-apigenin, human-cells, neurology / neuroscience, oncalldietitian.com, other-plants, plants
The rhythm cells must go by
Daily changes in human cellsFatty acids are important components of cell membranes.
July 13, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: biology / biochemistry, diet, human-cells, important-components, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com
