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Blueberry extracts
and cervical cancer
Taking blueberry extracts during
radiation therapy for cervical cancer
may be an effective way to reduce the
number of cancer cells. In laboratory
studies, this combination reduced
cancer cells by around 70%. The work,
p
published in the journal Pathology and
On cology Research, led researchers at the
Schoo
ol of Medicine at the University of
Missouri- Columbia to conclude blueberry extracts
make cancer cells more vulnerable to
helped to m
apy, reducing abnormal cell growth that
radiation thera
f els cancer deve lopment. Lead study author Dr Yujiang
Fang explains cance r cells are ‘tricked’ into dying, while the
development of new o nes is inhibited. Further research is
needed, but scientists say blueberries may be a promising part No yolking
of treatment strategy for cer rvical and other types of cancer. matter
It’s time to rethink the
idea that to build muscles
we need eat only the
white of an egg and
avoid the yolk. Research
by the University of
Illinois found that after
doing resistance exercise,
eating whole eggs was
40% more effective for
muscle building and
recovery than consuming
the same amount of
protein from just egg
whites alone. ‘There’s a
lot of stress on protein
nutrition at the moment,
and research is showing
that we need more
protein in the diet than we
once thought to maintain
health,’ says lead
Can a fish supper raise a child's IQ? researcher Professor
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania researcher Professor Adrian Raine concludes, Nicholas Burd. So why not
found that children who ate fish at least once a ‘If fish improves sleep, great. If it also improves get cracking with a boiled
week had fewer sleep disturbances – and they cognitive performance like we’ve seen in our or poached egg after a
think this may account for the 4.8 point gap in research – even better. It’s a double hit.’ Visit workout? You could be
IQ test scores between weekly fish eaters and nhs.uk for guidelines on how much fish is safe giving your muscles more
those who seldom or never tuck in. Lead for children to eat per week. of a fighting chance.

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