Could Compound in Red Wine Help Cancer Patients?
SEWICKLEY, PA — 01/26/10 — For years, consumers and natural health advocates have been convinced of the benefits of resveratrol, the healthy by-product of red-wine grapes, but recently, the National Cancer Institute decided it was time to investigate further. Teaming with a leading biotech firm, the National Cancer Institute is out to evaluate how derivatives of resveratrol can potentially impede cancer cell development. “There is an abundance of very well done basic preclinical science to suggest a central role for resveratrol to reduce inflammation and potentially have a role in cancer and heart disease prevention and treatment,” said Bryan C. Donohue, M.D., F.A.C.C., Chief, Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Shadyside Hospital. “The funding by the National Cancer Institute of studies to examine the potential benefits of resveratrol among cancer patients points out the importance of this intriguing molecule. Important early stage clinical trials are n
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