pepper spray has become a widely used self-defense tool comprising a pressurized gas that releases a concentrated extract from hot peppers, called capsaicin. It is available in various sizes ...

The burning sensation of hot peppers comes from capsaicin, a compound that binds to the heat receptors in your mouth. While it does not cause physical damage, the sensation is strong enough to make it ...

The Ministry of the Interior (MININT) has determined the cause and source of the gas that affected numerous students at José ...

The D.C. Circuit said the federal government had shown that pepper spray can cause "serious bodily injury" and that the three men used it that way, therefore an enhancement was properly applied to the ...

But there's no real heat in a pepper. So, what's going on? It's all about a chemical compound in peppers called capsaicin. Capsaicin binds to pain receptors on our nerves called TRPV1. Normally ...

Pepper spray used by police during Sunday’s raid on striking Korea Railroad Corp. union workers totaled 127 liters, a portion ...