Press Releases
The Cancer Prevention Properties of Beans
CSA News Magazine article – Dr. Henry Thompson and Dr. Mark Brick discuss the health benefits and cancer prevention properties of dry beans.
Posted 8/5/14
Ancient solutions could help in fight against cancer
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $1.54 million five-year grant to Drs. Henry Thompson and Mark Brick to study the disease-fighting ability of a common bean domesticated in the Andean Mountains of South America.
Posted 8/5/13
CSU prof: Beans fight cancer
Dr. Meghan Mensack discusses her work with dry beans and the potential to improve disease prevention characteristics of various crops by investigating metabolomic profiles.
Posted 11/3/09
Beans – are they what’s for dinner?
Drs. Henry Thompson and Mark Brick discuss the use of pre-clinical models to evaluate disease prevention characteristics of bean cultivars.
Posted 11/17/04