Translating nature's library yields drug leads for AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer's disease

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 has said. Speaking at the 246th National Meeting & Exhibition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Paul A. Wender, Ph.D...
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