A research team at Kumamoto University has discovered that a natural compound found in pomegranate leaves and branches can directly break down harmful protein aggregates linked to transthyretin (TTR) ...

Poison ivy has a compound leaf made up of 3 leaflets which can be 1 to 4 inches long. The middle leaflet is the only one with a long stalk. Courtesy Johnson County Extension Just the mention of the ...

University of Guam Research Associate Benjamin Deloso examines a bi-pinnately compound leaf of Guam's flame tree. The endangered Serianthes nelsonii tree makes a leaf that uses this same design.

Researchers identified a bioactive compound called PGG (1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose) from pomegranate (Punica granatum) leaf and branch extracts through plant library screening. Laboratory ...