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Ten Things (of 5,681) You Probably Didn't Know About Curcumin (Turmeric)
Below are ten of the five thousand, six hundred and eighty-one studies listed at the US National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health on the medicinal value of Curcumin:
1. Curcumin as an Add-On to Antidepressive Treatment: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Clinical Study.
Bergman J, Miodownik C, Bersudsky Y, Sokolik S, Lerner PP, Kreinin A, Polakiewicz J, Lerner V.
Clin Neuropharmacol. 2013 May/June;36(3) : 73-77.
PMID:
23673908
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
2. A new curcumin analogue exhibits enhanced antitumor activity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Pan Y, Xiao J, Liang G, Wang M, Wang D, Wang S, Yang H.
Oncol Rep. 2013 May 14. doi: 10.3892/or.2013.2457. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23673810
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
3. Curcumin Nanoparticles Ameliorate ICAM-1 Expression in TNF-?-Treated Lung Epithelial Cells through p47 (phox) and MAPKs/AP-1 Pathways.
Yen FL, Tsai MH, Yang CM, Liang CJ, Lin CC, Chiang YC, Lee HC, Ko HH, Lee CW.
PLoS One. 2013 May 9;8(5):e63845. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063845. Print 2013.
PMID:
23671702
[PubMed - in process]
4. Curcumin promotes nerve regeneration and functional recovery in rat model of nerve crush injury.
Ma J, Liu J, Yu H, Wang Q, Chen Y, Xiang L.
Neurosci Lett. 2013 May 10. doi:pii: S0304-3940(13)00415-1. 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.04.054. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23669643
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
5. Curcumin-containing liposomes stabilized by thin layers of chitosan derivatives.
Karewicz A, Bielska D, Loboda A, Gzyl-Malcher B, Bednar J, Jozkowicz A, Dulak J, Nowakowska M.
Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2013 Apr 22;109C:307-316. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.03.059. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23668985
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
6. Curcumin targets the AKT-mTOR pathway for uterine leiomyosarcoma tumor growth suppression.
Wong TF, Takeda T, Li B, Tsuiji K, Kondo A, Tadakawa M, Nagase S, Yaegashi N.
Int J Clin Oncol. 2013 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23666561
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
7. Synthesis and antiproliferative effect of novel curcumin analogues.
Liu B, Xia M, Ji X, Xu L, Dong J.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2013 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23666373
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
8. Curcumin acts anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic in human meningiomas.
Curic S, Wu Y, Shan B, Schaaf C, Utpadel D, Lange M, Kuhlen D, Perone MJ, Arzt E, Stalla GK, Renner U.
J Neurooncol. 2013 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23666203
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
9. Curcumin and its carbocyclic analogs: structure-activity in relation to antioxidant and selected biological properties.
Bhullar KS, Jha A, Youssef D, Rupasinghe HP.
Molecules. 2013 May 10;18(5):5389-404. doi: 10.3390/molecules18055389.
PMID:
23666006
[PubMed - in process]
10. Therapeutic potential of curcumin in experimentally induced allergic rhinitis in guinea pigs.
Thakare VN, Osama MM, Naik SR.
Int Immunopharmacol. 2013 May 9. doi:pii: S1567-5769(13)00171-9. 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.04.025. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23665314
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
The other 5,671 things can be found ----->HERE
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most I didn't understand. 
Provides an earthy undertexture, and it's a great way to start the day!
