By Bronwyn Thompson Celastrol is produced in the root of the traditional medicinal plant Tripterygium wilfordiiNikolaj Hansen/University of CopenhagenA climbing vine known as the “Seven Steps of Death” holds within its toxic growth something scientists believe to be a powerful anti-obesity compound, celastrol. For the first time, this hotly touted compound has been produced simply and...
A study by researchers at WPI and the Central Food Technological Research Institute in India shows that yeasts derived from food are effective in preventing infections and reducing the virulence of several Candida species WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Worcester, Mass. – Dec. 10, 2019 – A study by researchers in the United States and India has...
A recent genetic study finds that a type of yeast commonly used in the food industry is genetically identical to one that causes severe drug-resistant fungal infections. Scientists call for changes to be made. Candida albicans (depicted here) may be the most well-known species of pathogenic yeast. In the same way that bacteria are now...
