Studies from time to time have proved various health benefits offered by the red wine. Red wine can help in keeping the heart healthy. It is also beneficial in curing some kinds of cancer. Recent research has added one more point in long list of health benefits of red wine. This research has shown that red wine can offer protection against radiation. Researchers in U. S. have found that red wine contains resveratrol, a natural antioxidant which may protect against radiation exposure. This study was led by Dr. Joel Greenberger, a radiation oncologist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Researchers found that resveratrol, when altered using a compound called acetyl, could prevent some of the damage caused by radiation in mice.

Dr. Joel Greenberger said that drugs made that way might be used in a large-scale radiological or nuclear emergency. Currently there are no drugs on the market that protect against or counteract radiation exposure. 

He added that our goal is to develop treatments for the general population that are effective and non-toxic. He said that small molecules which can be easily stored, transported and administered are optimal for this, and so far acetylated resveratrol fits these requirements well.