Many medically important drugs originate from natural sources. Microorganisms produce these compounds using highly ...

Antioxidants play a pivotal role in mitigating oxidative stress by neutralising free radicals and preventing cellular damage. Plant-derived bioactive compounds, including polyphenols, flavonoids and ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has identified two plant-based bioactive compounds with potential as glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists for weight loss as possible alternatives to ...

Watermelon seeds are safe to eat and have many nutritional benefits. There are many different ways to add them to your diet.

Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic itching, asthma and migraine are in many cases hard-to-treat conditions. They have in common that they are triggered by an excessive immune response -- which in ...

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is prized as a functional food owing to its rich complement of bioactive compounds, notably anthocyanins, phenolic acids, glycoalkaloids and other antioxidants. The ...

Over the past few years, kombucha has become one of the world's most popular fermented beverages. While most consumers focus ...

A bioactive compound produced by an extremophilic bacterium has potential industrial applications. An international collaboration of researchers has isolated a bioactive compound in extremophilic ...

Turmeric supplements have become a booming “natural” health product, promoted for everything from inflammation and joint pain to general disease prevention, while regulatory agencies are increasingly ...

New research highlights how microgreens outshine mature vegetables in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants—offering a powerful solution for better health and food security. Study: Nutritional quality ...

Fruits and plant extracts contain bioactive compounds that can help treat or prevent diseases. To characterize and understand their mechanism of action, researchers from universities and research ...