Nothing strikes as much fear in a person’s heart than the threat of Cancer, and that threat only gets worse as we age. In the past three years, a significant amount of attention has been given to the Chemopreventive capacity of resveratrol. This attention has already led to significant findings; as an example, a group of biologists have discovered that the most active form of the molecule, trans-resveratrol, causes human breast cancer cells to commit apoptosis (suicide). This is one of the most important and effective ways of treating cancer. It is also a very effective way of stopping the progression of the disease to other parts of the body. Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center found they could use resveratrol  to stop damage to DNA being caused by excess estrogen; successfully stopping the initiation of some breast cancers. Read the rest of this entry »