A new frontier in disease management and cancer treatment

This is evident from a recent study published in Nature’s Signal transduction and targeted therapyscientists have assessed the therapeutic potential and molecular mechanisms by which nutritional interventions influence a wide range of human diseases, such as cardiovascular, autoimmune, neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases, as well as cancer. Study: Effects of nutritional intervention on human diseases: molecular … Read more

How diet can influence cancer and possible treatments

About 10 million people die from cancer every year. It is the second leading cause of death in the US after heart disease, with more than 1,500 fatalities per day. Yet much remains unknown. Researchers have linked certain behaviors to a higher risk of developing the disease. For example, people who smoke are more likely … Read more

Simple intervention with bean diet shows significant prebiotic effects

A new study in eBioMedicine examined the impact of including canned navy beans in the regular diet for eight weeks. This study focused on how such dietary change affects the gut microbiota, as well as circulating markers and metabolites, in obese individuals with a history of colorectal neoplasia and precancerous polyps. The study also included … Read more