The humble aspirin may soon have a new role. Scientists have developed a new aspirin compound that has great promise to be, not only an extremely potent cancer-fighter, but even safer than the classic ...

A new study, published by PLOS ONE, has discovered that a breakdown product of aspirin interacts with one of the enzymes that is responsible for degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Scientists at the University at Buffalo and Therex Technologies, Inc. have developed a remarkably versatile, antibacterial compound with anti-inflammatory properties that they are ...

Aspirin is one of the oldest drugs in the world. Its use was first recorded by the Sumerians and Egyptians, primarily to treat pain. In ancient times, Aspirin was made of willow extracts, including by ...

The compound can be injected and can carry a large amount of aspirin. In commonly used pills or patches, aspirin is trapped inside a capsule or a mesh. In the new compound, aspirin is built into the ...

"For many people aspirin is just a widely used drug, but for me it is a miracle," says Ozlem Cetiner, a 29-year-old English teacher in Istanbul, who says that she has been using aspirin since she was ...

A study involving almost 14,000 cancer patients has linked increased survival rates with regular aspirin use. The research involved sufferers of various forms of gastrointestinal tumors and found that ...

Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) have found that an aspirin-like compound is what triggers the immune response in plants. Researchers at the Boyce Thompson ...

Aspirin in low-doses is commonly prescribed to prevent cardiovascular diseases. But a recent study claimed that gene variations in some individuals may lead to slightly harmful effects on these ...

The humble aspirin may soon have a new role. Scientists from The City College of New York have developed a new aspirin compound that has great promise to be, not only an extremely potent ...