Testosterone is a naturally occurring steroid hormone. Despite its status as a steroid, prescription testosterone replacement ...

This interactive activity from NOVA shows what happens at the molecular level when the organic steroid cortisone is produced in a laboratory from the "starter" compound diosgenin. Though it may ...

The World Health Organization estimates about 20 million people worldwide are afflicted with cataracts, a visual problem caused by protein aggregations in the eye lenses. Cataract surgery has long ...

Russian scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), G. B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (PIBOC FEB RAS), and A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center for Marine ...

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has suffered hundreds of thousands of deaths and tens of millions of cases. In order to contain this outbreak, new and already approved drugs are being tested. A ...

In this video segment, adapted from NOVA, reenactment footage portrays how chemist Percy Julian used careful observation, insight, and determination to search for a process for synthesizing the ...

Legislation seeks to make it easier for the DEA to take action against new designer steroid products Bill has support from members of the dietary supplement industry The legislation doesn%27t address ...

An enthusiast of the fitness culture would admit to having heard about SARMs or steroids at some point. They enjoy a better reputation and are generally legal, whereas steroids are illegal in most ...