In this Issue: 1. Skin, soft tissue infections succumb to blue light 2. Silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UV-induced skin cancer 3. 20 hours of TV a week almost halves sperm count 4. Sunlight may help ward off… Read More ›
Silibinin
Silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UV-induced skin cancer
By Garth Sundem in In the Lab · January 30, 2013 · Rajesh Agarwal, PhD, shows that silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UVB damage and kills cells damaged by UVA — but is not at all… Read More ›
Milk thistle extract stops lung cancer in mice
Milk thistle extract stops lung cancer in mice Silibinin stops production of COX2 and iNOS Tissue with wound-like conditions allows tumors to grow and spread. In mouse lung cancer cells, treatment with silibinin, a major component of milk thistle, removed… Read More ›