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  1. Health & Medicine

    Phytochemical Beauty

    Our Food For Thought column recently published two offerings on health-related findings about genistein, a soybean constituent. Ever wonder what that chemical looks like? Or how about capsaicin—the spicy agent in hot chilies being explored as a painkiller, lycopene—the red pigment in watermelons that may protect our skin against harmful ultraviolet rays, or sulforaphane—a trace […]

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  2. Chemical Conversation: Red blood cells send a signal that makes platelets less sticky

    Red blood cells can send a chemical signal that makes platelets less sticky, easing blood flow through narrow vessels.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Brain Seasoning: A common spice could deter Alzheimer’s

    A compound in the curry spice turmeric restores the ability of immune system cells to destroy plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease.