Red Yeast Rice Red yeast rice is a traditional Chinese medicinal agent prepared by culturing the yeast Monascus purpureus with rice. This process produces a group of compounds called monacolins ...

The food is more commonly found in powdered form or as a supplement and has a bunch of compounds that are good for heart health.

Stanton Welch’s new “Raymonda” is a Fabergé egg of a ballet, gob-smackingly sparkly yet refined, with three hours of non-stop classical dancing as brilliant as the sets, costumes, lighting ...

Australia's native ants do an incredible amount of environmental and agricultural heavy lifting. Here are 10 of our mighty little workers.

Consider these 11 natural beta-blockers If you're concerned about heart health, have anxiety, or have migraines.

An expert's guide to adding easy colour to your garden With colourful flowers and twisting vines, teepee plants add an abundance of interest to gardens - and are perfect for UK climates The ...

Concerned about the potential health effects of artificial food colors, regulators and consumers are pushing food companies to replace them with natural alternatives. The industry has felt this ...

Food contains more than 139,000 molecules, which influence nearly half the human proteome. Systematic analysis of food–chemical interactions can potentially advance nutrition science and drug ...

The gum is made from bean powder naturally containing a protein that binds to a wide variety of germs, including influenza and the viruses that cause herpes.

Novel chewing gum made with lablab beans shows promise in neutralizing influenza and herpes viruses, reducing viral loads by 95% in oral cavity simulation.

Some scientists are hopeful that this new anti-viral gum could help fill that gap, especially as research on a herpes vaccine stalls due to a lack of funding. Plus, even if a vaccine is found, there ...