Wednesday, January 22, 2020

A heart-healthy protein from bran of cereal crop

Foxtail millet is an annual grass grown widely as a cereal crop in parts of India, China and Southeast Asia. Milling the grain removes the hard outer layer, or bran, from the rest of the seed. Now, researchers have identified a protein in this bran that can help stave off atherosclerosis in mice genetically prone to the disease.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200122080604.htm

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