A topical gel for the treatment of erectile dysfunction is delivering explosive results through a key ingredient—nitroglycerin, the same substance found in dynamite. Researchers at the University ...

DURHAM, N.C., June 3 -- Even though doctors have used the explosive nitroglycerin to treat heart pain for more than 130 years, how it works has remained a mystery until now, researchers announced ...

I found several crazy stories about nitroglycerin's (mis)use in East Central Indiana during the gas and oil boom of 1886-1910. One story involves Muncie’s ...

Most people have heard of nitroglycerin, either as a heart medication or an explosive. It's mind boggling that one compound could blow your face off or save your life, but it can. Discovered by ...