For the first time, a scientific study has succeeded in using live microbes to produce medicine — by digesting and fermenting ...

A new Israeli study reveals that paracetamol doesn’t function only in the brain; it also blocks pain at its source by acting on nerve endings in the body.

The paracetamol molecule (N-acetoxy-p-aminophenol) ... However, given its complex and irregular molecular structure, lignin is challenging to break down into useful components.

Since the molecule was deemed toxic in moderate doses, chemists modified its structure and found a compound, N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, that was less harmful but still had pain reliever properties. In ...