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New study reveals how a compound found in capers regulates proteins that control important bodily processes...

“By delivering red wine antioxidants during conventional angioplasty, it may be possible to prevent excess tissue from building up and the blood vessel from narrowing again as it heals,” Dr. Dugas said.

Antioxidants found in wine have advanced stents. Antioxidant compounds found in red wine are advancing the treatment of heart disease – the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. Heart disease occurs when plaque builds up within artery walls blocking the blood flow through tissues in the body, increasing the risk of a heart attack or stroke. About 630,000 people die each year from heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While there is no singular cure for heart disease, there are numerous forms of treatment including lifestyle chang...

Abdulmonem I. Murayyan, Cynthya M. Manohar, Gordon Hayward, Suresh Neethirajan. Antiproliferative activity of Ontario grown onions against colorectal adenocarcinoma cells. Food Research International, 2017; 96: 12 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.03.017

Not all onions are created equal. Engineering professor Suresh Neethirajan and PhD student Abdulmonem Murayyan tested 5 onion types grown in Ontario and discovered the Ruby Ring onion variety came out on top. Onions as a superfood are still not well known. But they contain one of the highest concentrations of quercetin, a type of flavonoid, and Ontario onions boasts particularly high levels of the compound compared to some parts of the world.

The Guelph study revealed that the red onion not only has high levels of quercetin, but also high amount...