The seed at the bottom of the cashew "apple" is the nut, encased in a chemical-rich shell. The news comes at a good time, because conventional sunscreens are becoming increasingly controversial. Some ...

A team of international scientists has found an environmentally friendly way of producing potential sunscreens by using cashew nut shells, a waste material. The team of "green chemists" from the ...

In laboratory experiments, a chemical compound found in the shell of the cashew nut promotes the repair of myelin, a team from Vanderbilt University Medical Center reports today in the Proceedings of ...

Most people have never actually seen a cashew in its shell, and that is no accident. Every cashew on a grocery shelf has already been peeled and heat-treated. They may look like an easy snack, but ...