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How do plants grow?
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsAt first, the back room of plant physiologist Edgar Spalding’s lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison might be mistaken for an alien space ship set straight out of a Hollywood... -
Broccoli prevents cancer confirmed
Posted on June 10, 2011 | No CommentsSulforaphane, one of the primary phytochemicals in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables that helps them prevent cancer, has been shown for the first time to selectively target and kill cancer... -
Green T Cells great for health
Posted on June 4, 2011 | No CommentsOne 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... -
New natural functional foods for disease prevention
Posted on August 18, 2009 | No CommentsAnti cancer potential; lowers cholesterol; protects and maintains a healthy heart; substantiated claims like these could change the way food companies develop and market their food products. Susan Kirk investigates some of the new functional foods and the benefits to human health -
Australian fruits chock full of anti-oxidants
Posted on August 7, 2009 | No CommentsAnti-oxidants or anthocyanins are prominent in purple foods. It seems like there is always a new fruit that beats the last in levels of anti-oxidants. Recent research has put some... -
Spice me up Oz
Posted on August 7, 2009 | 4 CommentsIn some suburban Brisbane backyards and, some remnant coastal forests, lives a rainforest tree, another to hit the headlines as a functional commodity, called Backhousia citriodora or Lemon Scented Myrtle.
