Nrf2 Protein Finding Could Mean New Superfoods

Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 13:40 in Health & Medicine

A protein called Nrf2,continually moves in and out of the nuclei of human cells to sense the cell's health and vitality and when Nrf2 is exposed to threats to the cell's health, it oscillates faster and activates an increase in the cell's defense mechanism, including raising the levels of antioxidants. read more

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