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The science of mushrooms and health website is dedicated to providing a home for the latest credible scientific information on the health benefits of eating mushrooms.

The central document for the website is the Mushrooms and Health 2008 report, a thorough review and evaluation of the state of the science linking mushrooms and health. It was prepared by Food Science Australia, Australia's largest and most diversified food research organization, a joint venture of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) www.csiro.au

Mushrooms and Health will be updated annually to include the latest research on mushrooms influence on human health.

The site will also alert you to new research published regarding mushrooms and health.

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RESEARCH NEWS
AGARATINE UPDATE

Here are two recent studies published on agaritine.

Endo M, Beppu H et al. ”Agaritine purified from Agaricus blazei Murrill exerts anti-tumor activity against leukemic cells.” Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Jul;1800(7):669-673.

Roupas P, Keogh J et al. ”Mushrooms and agaritine: A mini-review.” J of Functional Foods 2010 (2):92-98.