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Nutrigenomics The Genome - food Interface
Efforts to unveil the etiology of human disease often recapitulate the nature versus nurture debate. But today's biologists concede that neither...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 12/01/07 by M. Nathaniel Mead · More from publication -
Shift work-cancer debate goes on
Working the night shift disrupts the normal circadian rhythms of the body. This work pattern has been linked in some studies with cardiovascular...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 11/01/07 by Nathaniel -M. Mead · More from publication -
The sound behind heart effects
More than 15 million Americans currently have some form of coronary heart disease (CHD), which involves a narrowing of the small blood vessels that...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 11/01/07 by Nathaniel -M. Mead · More from publication -
You are what your mother ate
It is now axiomatic that the in utero environment influences prenatal development and may trigger structural and functional changes that can...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 10/01/07 by M. Nathaniel Mead · More from publication -
Aspartame cancer risks revisited: prenatal exposure may be greatest concern
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used in more than 6,000 diet products, beverages, and pharmaceuticals. In March 2006, EHP published the first...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 09/01/07 by M. Nathaniel Mead · More from publication -
Temperance in green tea
Throughout China and Japan, green tea is considered a staple beverage. Many epidemiologic studies have linked frequent tea intake with a lower...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 09/01/07 by M. Nathaniel Mead · More from publication -
Sunny side of cancer prevention
Many studies have linked higher latitudes with greater breast cancer risk, and seasonal variations are now thought to influence cancer incidence...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 08/01/07 by M. Nathaniel Mead · More from publication -
Mutagenic mix
The carcinogenicity of hexavalent chromium (Cr[VI]) likely arises from its ability to cause DNA damage and mutations. Nonetheless, its mutagenicity...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 07/01/07 by M. Nathaniel Mead · More from publication -
Estrogens shield breast cancer cells
Among the more insidious aspects of cancer is its capacity for escaping the anticancer defenses of the host. New research suggests that some...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 06/01/07 by M. Nathaniel Mead · More from publication -
Mining for glyceollins
In recent years, agricultural scientists have begun to explore novel strategies for isolating plant compounds of potential medicinal value. One...
Environmental Health Perspectives, 04/01/07 by M. Nathaniel Mead · More from publication
