Sulforaphane boosts prostate cells lacking a tumor-suppressor gene called PTEN.

Sulforaphane, a Dietary Component of Broccoli/Broccoli Sprouts, Inhibits Breast Cancer Stem Cells.
New study that supports the use of sulforaphane for the chemoprevention of breast cancer stem cells.

Broccoli-extract may protect skin from harmful UV.
In a new study, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Dundee, Scotland report that hairless mice developed 25 per cent fewer skin tumours following exposure to UV radiation and fed a broccoli extract for 13 weeks, compared with mice receiving a standard protective agent. In addition, the tumors the broccoli-fed mice did develop were 70 per cent smaller.

Research reveals a broccoli boost for arteries
Using mice engineered to lack the Nrf2 protein, researchers applied pure sulforaphane to the cells of the arteries, and found it re-activated the Nrf2 protein, thus restoring the arterial cells’ ability to protect themselves from inflammation and reduce the threat of atherosclerosis.

Veggie Cuts Cancer
Plant Physiologists and Pharmacologists Recommend Eating Your Greens: Broccoli Sprouts Ward Off Cancer

Broccoli Sprouts May Prevent Stomach Cancer by Defeating Helicobacter Pylori
Human clinical study conducted in Japan indicates 2.5 ounces a day of broccoli sprouts for 8 weeks reduced H. pylori infection.

Broccoli may help protect against respiratory conditions like asthma
Volunteers fed broccoli sprouts resulted in an increase in phase 2 enzymes in the respiratory pathway.

Broccoli component may help COPD patients
Researchers in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences and the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine report that sulforaphane increases the activity of the phase II enzyme gene NRF2 in human lung cells which protects cells from damage caused by toxins.

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