A compound derived from Nectandra leucantha, a tree native to southern Brazil (local names: canela-seca or canela-branca), ...

From pit vipers to funnel web spiders, living creatures continue to prove a rich source of medicines with life-saving potential, but some are more forthcoming than others with their powerful compounds ...

Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of molecules from Aspergillus flavus, a toxic crop fungus linked to deaths in the ...

Experts now urge a return to culinary balance: use turmeric in your cooking for flavor and moderate benefit, and approach ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental Bristol-Myers Squibb compound called BMS-790052 is proving to be the most potent yet at treating hepatitis C, an infection poorly treated with existing drugs, ...

Citing an "immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare," Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday issued an emergency rule banning a "highly addictive" compound known as 7-OH, a ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers studying epileptic seizures of the temporal lobe – the most common type of epilepsy – discovered a compound that reduces seizures in the hippocampus, a brain region where ...

HONOLULU, Dec. 19 - Amid a growing list of biologically useful chemicals from the sea, a newly discovered compound - kalkitoxin - stands out for its potential to help researchers understand nerve ...