Ribose (D-ribose) is a natural, simple sugar used as a dietary supplement. It may speed exercise recovery, help with heart conditions, and smooth wrinkles. But with few studies, it's still unclear if ...

New research suggests that the sugar ribose -- the “R” in RNA -- is probably found in comets and asteroids that zip through the solar system and may be more abundant throughout the universe than was ...

D-ribose supplements can offer health benefits for those with certain conditions like heart disease, fibromyalgia, or myoadenylate deaminase deficiency (MAD). More research is needed, but emerging ...

What made ribose the sugar of choice for life's code? Scientists at Scripps Research may have cracked a major part of this mystery. Their experiments show that ribose binds more readily and ...

D-ribose, a distinctive kind of sugar inborn in the human body, plays a significant role in creating ATP – the main energy source for our cells. As we grow older, the production of D-ribose starts to ...

Possible health benefits of ribose supplements include improving athletic performance, reducing symptoms of chronic fatigue ...

In living organisms today, complex molecules like RNA and DNA are constructed with the help of enzymes. So how did these molecules form before life (and enzymes) existed? Why did some molecules end up ...

The Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays are a big deal in my family. There are many get-togethers, decorating, church activities, food and kids. It's fun, but by New Year's Day, I'm ...

Space rocks that fell to Earth contain ribose, an essential molecule for life’s genetic machinery, and other related sugars. The finding, reported online November 18 in Proceedings of the National ...