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Inhibition of carcinogenesis by polyphenols: evidence from laboratory investigations
Joshua D Lambert et al
“For example, compounds such as curcumin are effective when applied topically to the skin or administered orally to affect the colon but are not effective in internal organs such as the lungs.”
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ARTICLE: Turmeric May Protect Against Leukemia
-Scientist Thu Sep 9,11:39 AM ET, 2004 LONDON (Reuters) - Turmeric, a spice used extensively in Asia as a key ingredient of curry, may be protecting children against leukemia, a scientist said on Thursday. Rates of the blood cancer have been rising steadily for the past 50 years but its incidence in Asia is much lower than in the West. Professor Moolky Nagabhushan, of the Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, told a conference that factor could be due, at least partly, to turmeric. Some of the known risk factors that contribute to the high incidence of childhood leukemia are the interaction of many lifestyle and environmental factors," he said. Scientists suspect some children are born with a predisposition to the illness, which occurs most often in children aged 1-4, but that they do not develop the disease unless it is triggered by environmental factors. Infections, viruses, radiation, pesticides and chemicals are among the suspected culprits. Our studies show that turmeric -- and its coloring ... curcumin -- in the diet mitigate the effects of some of these risk factors," Nagabhushan added.
ARTICLE: CURRY AND ALZHEIMER'S
Contributed from Times of India: June 10, by Prof. Viswanathan
Rem'ber haldi, forget Alzheimer's
CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, JUNE 08, 2004 10:54:39 PM ] WASHINGTON: Too bad Ronald Reagan never developed a taste for curry. It might have saved him from Alzheimer's disease.
As the former President's death focuses attention on the degenerative brain condition that devastates memory, recent studies have shown that diets rich in curcumin, a compound found in the common Indian curry spice turmeric ( haldi ) can help prevent Alzheimer's.
In fact, American researchers reckon the high incidence of turmeric use is one reason why the disease is rare in India. Studies have noted that the elderly living in Indian villages appear to have the lowest incidence of Alzheimer's in the world, with just 1 per cent of those above 65 contracting it.
According to a recent paper by Dr Sally Frautschy of the University of California, Los Angeles, Alzheimer's is characterized by the build up of amyloid protein "plaques" within the brain. But in studies on rats, curcumin not only reduced the amyloid, but also reduced the (brain's) response to the amyloid.
Dr Frautschy had not returned calls at the time of writing, but while presenting her findings at an annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience recently, she suggested that curcumin found in curry could provide a clue to the Indian resistance since the compound has "a long history of dietary and herbal medicinal use" and is also a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent.Also read:
Several other researchers have now endorsed curcumin as having neuroprotective and anti-degenerative properties and there is raft of studies underway to determine how precisely to apply it as a prophylactic. Dr Frautschy meanwhile has suggested other spices like ginger (also widely used in India) and rosemary that have similar properties as turmeric might also help fight Alzheimer's.
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