The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman
Chemoprotection Center
at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
One of the primary mechanisms by which sulforaphane and other isothiocyanates exert their many beneficial effects on the body is through activation of nuclear erythroid-2-p45-related factor-2, or Nrf2, the master regulator of cellular defenses that protect against oxidative stress due
Before Albena Dinkova-Kostova, Ph.D. trained to become a scientist, she trained as a seamstress.
She was 16 years old and living in Ruse, a large cosmopolitan city located on the south bank of the Danube River in
A team of researchers from the Cullman Chemoprotection Center at Johns Hopkins University and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México led by Dr. Jed Fahey has developed a convenient and household-friendly method of extracting the beneficial compounds present in moringa,
Our latest Newsletter is now out. Among the news, updates, and research you’ll read about:
Reducing inflammation may improve the health of overweight people by reducing inflammation and thus reducing the multitude of side-effects that go along with that inflammation. Incorporating broccoli sprouts or supplements rich in their biologically active phytochemicals into a regular diet
Our Center participated in a study with results just published in Molecular Neuropsychiatry. This small pilot study was led by colleagues in The Schizophrenia Center, along with the Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology at the Johns Hopkins School
We partnered with psychiatry and autism experts at the University of California, San Francisco, and industry experts, to treat children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They were
At least 4 new papers were published by members of the CCC:
Our new paper has just been posted in the journal Global Advances in Health and Medicine.
It is entitled “Sulforaphane from Broccoli Reduces Symptoms of Autism: A Follow-up Case Series from a Randomized Double-blind Study“.
In this
Dr. Fahey recently talked about the edible tropical tree Moringa on SmartDrugSmarts, with host Jesse Lawler and Lisa Curtis. In this 38 minute podcast Fahey discussed research on Moringa at the Chemoprotection Center, including their plans to evaluate it
We have been pleasantly surprised to see a series of very understandable, and well documented videos appear recently. They are unsolicited, and we have no connection to the narrator or his organization, nor were we interviewed for them. They do
Last week, Dr. Fahey talked about sulforaphane on SmartDrugSmarts, in the central half hour of this 44 minute podcast.
We have a new paper that was just published in the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. In it we discuss the fact that sulforaphane (SF) from broccoli sprouts must be stabilized for use in nutritional supplements. We present
Released Jan 06, 2017
In response to the many questions we’ve received as follow-up to Dr. Fahey’s interview with Rhonda Patrick (FoundMyFitness.com), we have added a page with FAQs to this website, that we hope will answer some of the more commonly
The Chemoprotection Center was featured in an article about Moringa, in the Johns Hopkins Magazine (The Hub). Their work on Moringa and the concept of “superfoods” are discussed. Dr. Fahey is quoted as saying, “Those who could benefit most
Our recent study has been mentioned in the press this week:
In The Wall Street Journal‘s How Eating Broccoli Can Help Your Body Cope with Air Pollution, Te-Ping Chen explains:
According to a study published this week by
