Scientists are conducting a research trial in mid-Wales to determine whether a flower-derived compound used to treat Alzheimer's disease can be farmed there. The compound, galantamine, comes from daffodils and has been found to slow down the progression of the disease.

Galantamine has been found in plants in the wild. The researchers say that if it can be farmed it could be massively helpful to those afflicted with the illness

How healthy is chocolate? Recent evidence says the sweet candy may be better for you than you think.

According to a study, chocolate has more health-promoting plant flavonoids than broccoli or Brussels sprouts, while dark chocolate has even more antioxidants than green tea, red wine and blueberries

A medical ethics panel approved a London hospital's plans to perform the world's first full-face transplant on Wednesday. According to a spokesperson, the hospital has received the green light on a series of four transplant surgeries. No candidates for the surgery have been chosen.

According to a spokesperson for The Face Trust, which advocated for the approval, "What happens next is that we continue going through the details of patients and looking to potential patients and continue research

International environmental group, Greenpeace, has sued the Thailand government on Wednesday because of alleged widespread contamination of Thai farms by genetically engineered papaya.

Thai Agriculture officials have reportedly allowed the distribution of genetically modified papaya seeds to farmers across the country and Greenpeace is seeking punishment for those actions

The Indian State of Rajasthan have imposed a ban against 7,000 farmers from cultivating poppies used for the legal production of opium because they were producing poppies of inferior quality.

India is the largest legitimate producer of opium in the world used by local and international pharmaceutical companies