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Professor Studies Plants, Foods to Prevent Cancer

Story by Jennifer R. Lloyd, San Antonio Express-News Twigs, leaves and berries may sound like the diet of the destitute, but for molecular medicine professor Michael Wargovich, certain plants — like those in traditional medicines and food in developing countries — could be gold mines in the fight against cancer. In his newly outfitted lab at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Wargovich and his staff are testing the cancer-preventing properties of green tea. They’ll also soon start investigating the anti-inflammatory abilities of the neem… Read More →