Word: curcumin
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...dishes, often served with a dose of "it's good for you." She is a fantastic cook, and it turns out she may have been right about the health benefits of curry as well. According to preliminary research presented last week at a meeting of the American Physiological Society, curcumin, which gives the curry spice tumeric its yellow color, may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease...
Scientists have long theorized that free radicals released as we age could be a major cause of Alzheimer's. The new study, conducted by researchers at three centers in Italy, as well as New York Medical College, found that curcumin triggers production of a protein called HO-1 that protects against free radicals--at least in lab rats. According to New York Medical College's Nader Abraham, curcumin, which is also found in turnips, brussels sprouts and cauliflower, could help protect human brains as well...