A recent study by researchers at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center took them to a not-so-likely destination: local farmers markets. They went in search of fresh ginger root. Back at the lab, ...

“Ginger provides significant health benefits, including reducing inflammation and oxidative stress, which are major contributors to aging and chronic diseases.” Food & Wine / Getty Images Ginger, a ...

close-up of cut ginger root - Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images Outside of the people who use ginger like it's salt, we've all been left with two-thirds of a root after making a ...

For people who love spicy foods, a different type of spice – in the form of ginger – could counter the cancer effects of capsaicin found in chili peppers. The new study finds evidence that molecules ...

Turmeric and ginger are both anti-inflammatory herbs used in supplements and cooking. Their antioxidants may help with pain, ...

It may be time to spice up your asthma treatment. A few components of ginger root appear to relax the airway tissues that tighten up during an attack, finds research presented at the American Thoracic ...

Researchers have developed 'edible ginger-derived nanoparticles' that they believe may be good medicine for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease.