UBC Okanagan researchers have uncovered how plants create mitraphylline, a rare natural compound linked to anti-cancer ...

A naturally occurring dietary compound has been linked to biological signs of slower aging. Higher levels of theobromine in ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown natural compound produced by heat-loving cyanobacteria that helps protect against ultraviolet radiation.

Natural sunscreens shield the skin from harmful radiation, without triggering allergic reactions. In a recently published ...

MIT scientists have achieved the first-ever lab synthesis of verticillin A, a complex fungal compound discovered in 1970. Its delicate structure stalled chemists for decades, despite differing from ...

Singapore has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, yet many individuals spend almost a decade in poor health ...

Matthew Addicoat receives funding from EPSRC and the Royal Society. The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we’ve only identified 1% of them.

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself mainly with skin symptoms (dryness, itching, scaly skin, abnormal patches and plaques). It affects about 2% of the population and is mediated ...