News tagged with curry spices

Spice leaves sheep smelling sweeter

(PhysOrg.com) -- Forget low-energy lightbulbs and solar-powered homes - curry spices could hold the key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast




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Curry spice could offer treatment hope for tendinitis

(PhysOrg.com) -- A derivative of a common culinary spice found in Indian curries could offer a new treatment hope for sufferers of the painful condition tendinitis, an international team of researchers has shown.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Turmeric might be 'the right spice' to fight colon cancer

Turmeric, a bright yellow spice from south Asia belonging to the ginger family, is the main ingredient in curries — and ancient wisdom suggests that it's also good for your health. Taking this wisdom ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New hybrid drug, derived from common spice, may protect, rebuild brain cells after stroke

Whether or not you're fond of Indian, Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern food, stroke researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center think you may become a fan of one of their key spices.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Compound derived from curry spice is neuroprotective against stroke and traumatic brain injury

A synthetic derivative of the curry spice turmeric, made by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, dramatically improves the behavioral and molecular deficits seen in animal models of ischemic stroke and ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Spice in curry could prevent liver damage

Curcumin, a chemical that gives curry its zing, holds promise in preventing or treating liver damage from an advanced form of a condition known as fatty liver disease, new Saint Louis University research suggests.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists promote soy by currying favor with Indian taste buds

University of Illinois scientists think they have solved an interesting problem: how to get protein-deficient Indian schoolchildren to consume soy, an inexpensive and complete vegetable protein. What's more, they've joined ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Attack on C. difficile: How can we combat this serious health issue

In five different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, researchers explored the impact of various factors on increasing rates of Clostridium di ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The spice of life: Curry’s main ingredient has more to offer than good flavor

Mahtab Jafari's research shows curry's main ingredient has more to offer than good flavor. It extended the lifespan of fruit flies by up to 20 percent, while improving locomotion and having tumor-prevention ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (21) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Curry cooking ingredient could provide recipe for fight against cancer

Scientists at the University of Leicester, funded by Hope Against Cancer, are pioneering the use of a common curry cooking ingredient to target cancer cells.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 28, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

NHLBI publishes new heart healthy cookbook

The health of your heart has a lot to do with the foods you eat. To help busy people and families shop for, prepare, and serve healthy meals, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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