Lycopene, a natural plant extract, reduced depression-related impairments in the hippocampus and alleviated depressive-like behaviors in mice. The findings were published in Food Science and Nutrition ...

Lycopene is a natural compound found in many foods, from pizza sauce and ketchup to watermelons and grapefruits. It’s a chemical called a carotenoid, which are natural pigments that give color to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Forget the attack of the killer tomato, this is the attack of the healthy tomato: A team of scientists has developed a tomato that contains as much as three and a half times ...

Tomatoes have proven cancer-fighting properties, but new research shows that eating them with certain foods can destroy this effect. Earlier this month, results from a study conducted by a team at ...

Lycopene is a plant nutrient that gives fruits like tomatoes and grapefruit their color. It has been linked to improved heart health, sunburn prevention, and protection against certain cancers.

Overview: Lycopene is a nutrient found in tomatoes and other reddish-colored fruits. It is available over the counter as a supplement and seems to be well tolerated. Lycopene is commonly used for ...

Most clinical research dealing with lycopene has used tomatoes as the food source but US Agricultural Research Service scientists at the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory (SCARL) in Lane, ...

Many natural products have desirable health-enhancing properties, such as free radical scavenging. Free radicals are by-products of normal cell metabolism that cause damage and malfunction by ...

More than 120,000 species of fungi are known today, and this number is increasing with thousands of new species discovered each year. Although only 10% of these species are plant pathogens, plant ...

Tomatoes are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) ...