Stevia is the kind of plant that stays quiet until you taste it. The sweetness feels unexpected, almost like a trick, especially when it comes straight from a fresh leaf. Growing it at home makes the ...

What if people could enjoy sweetness without the calories or blood sugar spike? For millions managing diabetes or watching their weight, stevia might be the answer they've been searching for. This ...

Stevia leaves, dried and powdered for use as a sugar replacement that does not raise blood sugar should not be confused with the refined white powder sold under various names as artificial sweeteners.

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Stevia is a zero-calorie natural sweetener. High-purity stevia ...

Researchers discovered that adding one common compound to topically-applied minoxidil caused hair to regrow in 67.5% of the treated areas. The research was conducted on rodents in a laboratory, and ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Minoxidil, the active medical ingredient in products like Rogaine, is a well-known treatment for hair loss, but has poor water solubility and skin ...

Researchers discovered that stevioside, a compound from the Stevia plant, enhances the skin absorption of minoxidil, the main treatment for pattern baldness. In mice, a stevioside-infused patch ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Androgenetic alopecia is a common form of hair loss in both men and women—also called male pattern baldness and female pattern hair loss. Topical minoxidil is an approved treatment, but it has poor ...

Unlike other microneedle patches that had been tried in the past, the Stevia-based needles dissolved after application and were minimally metabolized, meaning that most of the sweetener was excreted.