Resveratrol

Resveratrol Supplement: What Are They For? Resveratrol supplements have become popular in recent years. What is a resveratrol supplement? Why is it being considered to prevent certain diseases including cancer? This read will answer these questions for you. Resveratrol, with a scientific name of Phytoalexin, is a chemical compound found in plants, particularly in red [...]

Resveratrol Benefits The resveratrol benefits have been studied by scientists. A recent study by researchers from the University of Leicester in the UK involving 20 patients with resectable colon cancer, who were all scheduled for surgery, were each given a daily dose of Resveratrol. Ten of the patients received a 0.5 g dose and the [...]

News agencies recently aired a report that a human study was suddenly halted due to safety concerns over the combined use of a drug, SRT501 modeled after resveratrol, combined with a toxic chemotherapy cancer drug, bortezomib (Velcade), among patients with myeloma (bone marrow cancer). The combination of drugs was suggested by researchers in attempt to [...]

Scientists from John Hopkins University recently published their findings in a study on lab mice that showed resveratrol may shield the brain from the negative affects of a stroke. The researchers, lead by Dr Sylvain Dore, state that it may not be resveratrol that is inhibiting the brain damage directly, but it may actually be [...]