Our latest Newsletter is now out. Among the news, updates, and research you’ll read about:
- Our latest autism research
- How we’re using two generous grants to help the Cullman Center grow
- An exciting new article from our friend Dr. Rhonda
Posts Categorized: Phytochemistry
Our recent autism biomarkers paper selected for Open Access
Our recent review paper on autism biomarkers was recently selected for open access, thus entitling anyone in the world to read it without special (and costly) journal subscriptions. Access here if you’re interested.
More Exciting Clinical Work on Broccoli Sprouts and Inflammation
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
Exciting Recent Paper on Inflammation and Nrf2
Long time Center member Dr. Dinkova-Kostova participated in research described in a very exciting paper in Nature that she co-authored along with a large team of colleagues from Harvard (US), Trinity College (Ireland), the Universities of Dundee, Cambridge, and Glascow
Sulforaphane and Epilepsy
Cullman Chemoprotection Center members Drs. Dinkova-Kostova and Dayalan Naidu participated in a fascinating study recently published in the journal Brain, showing that increasin
g the body’s antioxidant defenses was protective against epilepsy in an animal model. They tested this
New Study from Korea: Sulforaphane Has Positive Effects in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Sulforaphane, was isolated by us from broccoli and broccoli sprouts many years ago. It was developed by us and many others around the world as a chemoprotective phytochemical — a compound from plants that is not required for life (like
New study indicates ability of oral sulforaphane to boost antioxidant response in the human brain
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
Autism, Broccoli, & Urine!
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
Exciting updates on Moringa (the Drumstick Tree)
The Cullman Chemoprotection Center at Johns Hopkins University, in a long-term partnership with an international team led from Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and the International Moringa Germplasm Collection), has collaborated to publish a pair of studies in the
Exciting News for the Spring
Much has happened since we last posted an update:
At least 4 new papers were published by members of the CCC:
- Dr. Dinkova-Kostova was a co-author of a very exciting paper in Nature that describes a Krebs cycle derivative that
New Paper on Long Term Use of Broccoli Sprout Supplements and Autism Symptoms
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 talks about Moringa oleifera in a new podcast
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
More Public Interest in Sulforaphane
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
“Indirect Antioxidant” Defined
Over the years many people have asked what we mean when we call sulforaphane an “indirect antioxidant”. We have just posted a FAQ entry that we hope helps to answer that question. Here is our answer:
Q: You and others
Dr. Fahey Talks about Sulforaphane on a New Podcast
Last week, Dr. Fahey talked about sulforaphane on SmartDrugSmarts, in the central half hour of this 44 minute podcast.
New Reata Scholar Joins the Chemoprotection Center
We welcome Dr. Sharadha Dayalan Naidu, who recently received her PhD from the University of Dundee in Scotland.
Sharadha arrived in Baltimore in late March to assume her position in what we anticipate will be an ongoing relationship with
The Bioavailability of Nutritional Supplements Rich in Sulforaphane
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
Release of new Webinar and Podcast on Isothiocyanates, Nrf2, Moringa & Sulforaphane Supplementation
Jed Fahey, Sc.D. on Isothiocyanates, the Nrf2 Pathway, Moringa & Sulforaphane Supplementation
Released Jan 06, 2017
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Listen to the Podcast (available
Follow-up on the webinar/podcast with new FAQ page on this website
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
Chemoprotection Center’s work on Moringa featured
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
The Cullman Center Weighs in on Moringa Leaf Protein
The New Yorker highlights our work with the Moringa tree
On June 27 2016, The New Yorker magazine published an article that discusses research we are doing with a collaborator in Mexico on the tropical Moringa tree:
Meet the Moringa Tree, An Overqualified, Underachieving Superfood
Moringa oleifera, the most
Is the vitamin and phytochemical content of fruit declining?
Graduate student Eleanore Alexander, and the Chemoprotection Center’s Dr. Fahey recently were invited to prepare a commentary on current fruit breeding practices. In it, they suggest that “To reverse the trend of decreasing vitamin and phytochemical content, consumers must
A Matter of Taste
. . . wheatgrass is not a superfood
The Center’s Dr. Fahey was recently quoted in an article in Modern Farmer that attempts to dethrone wheatgrass as a miracle-food or super-food. Says he: “I am unaware of any credible scientific evidence that consuming wheatgrass or wheatgrass juice is
Will Progeria respond to phytochemicals like sulforaphane?
We recently received a small grant from the Progeria Research Foundation to study Progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome), which is a devastating inherited disease. The disease is genetic in that it is caused by a mutation(s) that was identified in the
Press Coverage on China Study
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