Many of today’s drugs come from vast libraries of synthetic compounds built by chemists for big pharma. This drug development method is a far cry from the days of identifying drugs from nature, but ...

The field of bioactive compounds from medicinal mushrooms and plants has garnered significant attention due to the increasing ...

Trudo's research investigates how bioactive compounds influence colorectal cancer through effects on carcinogenesis, inflammation, gut microbiota, and gene expression. The seminar is Wednesday.

While food has long been known to influence and improve human health, recent scientific advances and nutritional innovations in food product development have aided the development of designer foods ...

Marine organisms and their microbial symbionts are invaluable sources of new medicines for human diseases. Natural products from the sea have four times higher potential to become medicines than any ...

Scientists have identified lucidenic acid A, one of the bioactive compounds of Ganoderma lucidum, as a potential inhibitor of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) host cell ...

Natural sunscreens shield the skin from harmful radiation, without triggering allergic reactions. In a recently published study, a group of researchers has discovered a novel compound, β-glucose-bound ...

Scientists from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and the Central Research Institute, Japan, have revealed that certain bioactive compounds found in green, black, and oolong tea possess ...

Medically reviewed by Paria Sanaty Zadeh, PharmD Key Takeaways Ginger’s active compounds are absorbed quickly and usually peak in the blood within 1–2 hours.Most ginger compounds are metabolized and ...