How might bitter melon help treat cancer?

New research in mouse models suggests that a traditional Indian remedy, the bitter melon, may be effective against cancer. The study authors explain why.

What to eat on the Indian diet

The Indian diet consists of eating vegetables, legumes, and rice. It can be healthful when people follow the diet in a balanced way. Learn more about the Indian diet here.

Cures and curcumin — turmeric offers potential therapy for oral cancers

Curry ingredient slows HPV virus in oral cancer cellsTurmeric – the familiar yellow spice common in Indian and Asian cooking – may play a therapeutic role in oral cancers associated with human…

Curcumin Inhibits Prostate Cancer Metastases

Curcumin, an ingredient of the Indian spice Turmeric, has been shown to stop the formation of metastases in prostate cancer patients, researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich, Germany, reported in the journal Carcinogenesis today. Tumeric, in powdered form, has been used for hundreds of years for the treatment of various illnesses, such as osteoarthritis…

Chronic Spinal Cord Injury And Neuroprotective Dietary Supplements

Researchers from the Department of Neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine and the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology at UCLA have found that a diet enriched with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, and curcumin, a component of the Indian spice turmeric, can protect the injured spinal cord and minimize the clinical and biochemical effect…

Curry Power: Beat High Fat Meal Triglycerides With Spice

When you sit down to a hearty meal and eat a high fat serving of food, you end up with high levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, in your blood. A new study finds that adding Indian curry spices like turmeric and cinnamon to your dishes could help reduce oxidative stress and thus thwart the risk of chronic disease…

Curry Spice Could Offer Treatment Hope For Tendinitis

A derivative of a common culinary spice found in Indian curries could offer a new treatment hope for sufferers of the painful condition tendinitis, an international team of researchers has shown…

Scientists Promote Soy By Currying Favor With Indian Taste Buds

University of Illinois scientists think they have solved an interesting problem: how to get protein-deficient Indian schoolchildren to consume soy, an inexpensive and complete vegetable protein. What’s more, they’ve joined forces with an Indian foundation that can get the high-protein soy snack they’ve developed into the hands of 1.2 million hungry kids who need it…