What we throw away as food waste may hold the key to healthier crops, stronger ecosystems, and new medical compounds.

Extraction techniques have evolved considerably, addressing both industrial and environmental challenges inherent in the recovery of high‐value bioactive compounds from natural matrices. Traditional ...

This review synthesizes preclinical evidence showing that cinnamon-derived compounds can modulate inflammation, oxidative ...

Curcumin supplementation modestly lowers systolic blood pressure in adults with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.

Quinoa is the common name of Chenopodium quinoa, a whole-grain crop belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Quinoa is native to the South American Andes Mountains and can be found in three varieties ...

A major review of tea research warns consumers are overestimating the health value of trendy, processed drinks and highlights which traditional tea consistently delivers documented benefits.

According to a recent review published in Beverage Plant Research, consumers may be overestimating the health value of popular ready-made tea products like bubble teas. The authors note that many ...

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 ...

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 ...

The aim of this study was to identify the bioactive compound of Citrus maxima fruit that targets the enzymes responsible for hyperglycaemia. Preliminary in vitro screening of extracts of fruit parts ...

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