Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to...

Many diseases are driven by metabolites -- small molecules in your body like fat, glucose and cholesterol -- but we don't know exactly what they are or how they work. Biotech entrepreneur and TED Fellow Leila Pirhaji shares her plan to...

See how changing the tea or sugar used by a SCOBY biofilm impacts fermentation by measuring the biochemistry of the kombucha solution over time.

Copper lights the way, nano delivers for osteoarthritis, machine learning fast tracks a gene hunt, and new tech breaks through sign language barriers. It’s 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About This...

In this video, the teacher explains how Tylenol (acetaminophen or paracetamol) works in the human body. They discuss its absorption in the gastrointestinal tract, its effects on pain and fever, and its metabolism in the liver. They also...

Lesson on Tryptophan Degradation (Metabolism) and the Kynurenine Pathway. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid required for the production of serotonin and melatonin. Tryptophan can be degraded by the kynurenine pathway, which can be...