Translating nature's library yields drug leads for aids, cancer, Alzheimer's disease
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
An ingredient in a medicinal tea brewed from tree bark by tribal healers on the South Pacific island of Samoa — studied by scientists over the last 25 years — is showing significant promise as a drug lead in the long-sought goal of eliminating the AIDS virus from its sanctuaries in the body and thus eradicating the disease, a scientist said.