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, … Read More
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Dose matters: New research demonstrates that sulforaphane from broccoli sprouts combats a cause of air pollution injury in a dose-dependent manner
Air pollution contains many toxic substances. One of these substances, benzene, is known to cause cancer in humans. A new study led by the Cullman Chemoprotection Center’s scientific partner, Dr. Tom Kensler, found that sulforaphane provided in a broccoli … Read More
The plant enzyme that helps make broccoli so good for you survives the acid in your stomach
A team of scientists led by Dr. Jed Fahey of the Cullman Chemoprotection Center investigated whether stomach acidity influences the activity of myrosinase, a type of enzyme. Myrosinase plays a role in the production of sulforaphane, a beneficial … Read More
Lewis B. Cullman, Generous Patron and Friend, Dies at 100
Lewis B. Cullman (1919 – 2019)
The Cullman Chemoprotection Center’s longtime patron, Lewis B. Cullman, has passed away at the age of 100.
Lewis and his wife Dorothy (now deceased) were extraordinarily generous patrons of the fine arts, the humanities, … Read More
The Passing of a Scientific Giant
Very sad news: This past Sunday, a pioneer in the field of chemoprevention (protection against chronic disease) passed away on March 10th, at the age of 95. Paul Talalay, M.D. was the founding director of the Cullman Chemoprotection Center. He … Read More
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Moringa and the Cullman Center’s Dr. Jed Fahey are featured in this video from ATTN*, which has had more than 3 million views! Click on the image below to view.
*ATTN: is a relatively new media company that gets billions … Read More
Moringa and the Cullman Center in the News Again
Moringa and the Cullman Chemoprotection Center’s Dr. Jed Fahey are featured in this video from ATTN: https://www.facebook.com/attn/
ATTN: is a relatively new media company that gets billions of “impressions” and about a billion monthly video views. They do original … Read More
December Newsletter Now Available
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 Patrick
Two new papers on broccoli sprouts and prevention
Rodent models of a variety of conditions are widely used in biological research and are invaluable proxies for studying fatal or otherwise devastating diseases of humans that one would not study in an interventional manner (e.g. testing various early phase … Read More
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 … Read More