Cacao has been associated with multiple health benefits; however, experts warn that commercial chocolate may not be as good.

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Heart failure has increasingly been recognized as a complex, metabolism-driven syndrome that extends far beyond traditional models of hemodynamic ...

The cannabis plant contains two powerful compounds that may reverse fatty liver disease in mice without causing any ...

The synthesis of bioactive compounds occupies a pivotal role at the convergence of synthetic chemistry and biomedicine, driving innovation in therapeutic and nutritional applications. Advanced ...

Where do the well-known cannabis compounds THC, CBD and CBC come from? Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have experimentally demonstrated for the first time how cannabis acquired the ...

Metabolic engineering, critical in modern biotechnology, focuses on employing microbial systems to produce valuable bioactive ...

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

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

Biologists have isolated 17 secondary metabolites, including three novel compounds from the valuable endangered tropical plant species Alangium longiflorum. A newly isolated compound, ...