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Turmeric compound could kill certain coronaviruses

Beijing: Aficionados of Indian food already know about the medicinal properties of turmeric. Now researchers have found that a natural compound found in this commonly used spice could help eliminate certain viruses. This compound in turmeric, called “curcumin”, can prevent Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) — an alpha-group coronavirus that infects pigs — from infecting cells, said […]

Turmeric active principle can aid in cancer cell death: IITM

Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) on Monday said its researchers have shown that the active principle from turmeric and curcumin can enhance cancer cell death caused by a protein called ‘TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand’ (TRAIL). In a statement issued here IITM said there have been considerable efforts in developing therapeutic agents that trigger […]

How turmeric helps heart failure patients

New York :  Curcumin — the active compound in turmeric — may repair exercise intolerance faced by patients with heart failure, suggests a new research. People with heart failure have a reduced function of the left ventricle — the chamber of the heart that pumps blood out to the rest of the body — called […]