Most people know saffron as an expensive spice with a strong color and a distinctive aroma. But in recent years researchers have been studying it for a completely different reason: It may contain ...

“Our biggest challenge is to get people to use it,” Ethan Frisch, the co-founder and co-owner of the spice company Burlap & Barrel, says about saffron. “They think it’s so valuable they almost don’t ...