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Stroke damage protection.(Goodnews: essential natural health news)(Brief Article)
Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia's School of Medicine believe that prevention ok brain damage normally caused by a stroke may be close at hand. In fact, it may be as close as the grapes in your local produce section.
For years, scientists have advocated drinking a glass of red wine once or twice a day to promote cardiovascular health. The antioxidant resveratrol is the beneficial ingredient in red wine that sops up harmful free radicals.
But the Missouri study found that resveratrol can also protect brain cells after a stroke.
When a stroke occurs because of a blockage of blood flow to the brain, no oxygen or nutrients can enter the affected region. Soon after, neurons in the affected area ...
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...horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-induced free radicals can lead to the apoptosis of human...report. "It is known that IAA produces free radicals when oxidized by HRP. Because oxidative...apoptosis, we measured the production of free radicals at varying concentrations of IAA and...
- Free radicals in liberal amounts.
- Magazine article from: Science News July 9, 1988 700+ words
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