The active ingredient is extracted from the plant Ardisia crenata, which many people know as a houseplant. Credit: EMBO Molecular Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00096-0 Pulmonary hypertension is a very serious disease that leads to heart failure and death in many patients. Searching for new treatment options, a team headed by Professor Daniela Wenzel and Dr. Alexander Seidinger from the Department of Systems Physiology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, tested the plant substance FR900359—referred to as FR by the researchers. It differs from previously used active substances in that it targets Read More