One of the most important group of carcinogens in tobacco cigarette smoke can be neutralized by the addition of lycopene and grape seed extract to cigarette filters. This could make cigarette smoking a lot less harmful to those who are trying to quit, but cannot.
Cornell University scientists say that these two com... |
3 January 2012
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Our bodies are a constant battleground between good and bad free radicals, chemicals that have been linked to a host of negative health effects. However, experts say that certain foods and drinks may be used to tip the balance in our favor.Past studies have linked red wine, green tea and coffee with a positive health... |
24 August 2011
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In the developed world, people are subjected to computer tomography (CT) scans more often than anywhere else in the world. But this also means that they are exposed to more radiation. Taking antioxidants before the scans helps reduce the negative side-effects of radiation exposure. While CT scans do not bombard the h... |
31 March 2011
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Investigators in Sweden propose in a new research paper that the role of free radicals in the human body, and the chemicals' negative effects, may have been exaggerated over the past few years. The scientists say that these snippets of material may in fact play an important role in supporting the normal, regular... |
28 February 2011
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According to investigators, human teeth are extremely sensitive to recording information about past experiences we may have encountered, in the sense that they store data on the environmental pollution and radiation levels we came across at some point in our lives. Knowing this, a group of researchers is currently wo... |
27 February 2010
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Free radicals are organic molecules that don't have the necessary even number of electrons in their composition, which makes them very unstable. They get their needed electrons from almost anything, creating other free radicals in the process. For humans, this translates in severe illnesses. Antioxidants, on the... |
15 October 2008
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