Green tea ingredient may target protein to kill oral cancer cells

A compound found in green tea may trigger a cycle that kills oral cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone, according to Penn State food scientists.

Pomegranate, Green Tea, Turmeric And Broccoli May Help Fight Prostate Cancer

British researchers have scientifically proven that broccoli, turmeric, green tea and pomegranate help fight the most common cancer in men in the United States and the United Kingdom – prostate cancer…

Green Tea Or Coffee May Reduce Stroke Risk

Drinking green tea or coffee on a regular basis is associated with a reduced risk of stroke, says new research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association…

Alzheimer’s Disease: Green Tea Extract Found To Interfere With The Formation Of Amyloid Plaques

Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain. The aggregation of these proteins, called metal-associated amyloids, is associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions…

Purified Extracts From Green Tea And Red Wine Interrupt Alzheimer’s Disease Pathway In Cells

Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer’s disease pathway, according to new research from the University of Leeds.

Drinking Green Tea With Starchy Food May Help Lower Blood Sugar Spikes

An ingredient in green tea that helps reduce blood sugar spikes in mice may lead to new diet strategies for people, according to Penn State food scientists…

Green Tea Protects Against Functional Disability Linked To Aging

Regular green tea drinkers have a lower risk of developing functional disability, researchers from Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Functional disability refers to problems with daily chores and activities, such as bathing or dressing…

Green Tea Flavonoid May Prevent Reinfection With Hepatitis C Virus Following Liver Transplantation

German researchers have determined that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) – a flavonoid found in green tea – inhibits the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from entering liver cells…

Health Benefit Of Green Tea: Mechanism Discovered, New Approach To Autoimmune Disease

One of the beneficial compounds found in green tea has a powerful ability to increase the number of “regulatory T cells” that play a key role in immune function and suppression of autoimmune disease, according to new research in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University…

See Off Alzheimer’s With The Colour Purple

Eating purple fruits such as blueberries and drinking green tea can help ward off diseases including Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s, a University of Manchester report claims…

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