Scientists Just Learned Something New About How Aspirin Works
We still have more to learn about one of the world’s oldest drugs: aspirin. In research out this week, researchers say they’ve uncovered more about how the drug reduces inflammation. The findings might pave the way toward creating similar but safer treatments for inflammation and possibly even cancer, according to the team.Lions on Oxytocin are Surprisingly ChillAlso known as acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin was first synthesized around the turn of the 20th century, though a precursor to it—derived from willow plants—has…