Curcumin and Health Pulido-Morán, Mario Moreno Fernández, Jorge Ramírez Tortosa, César Luis Ramírez Tortosa, María Carmen Curcumin Bioavailability Antioxidant ROS Anti-inflammatory Cancer Lung diseases Liver disorders Cardiovascular diseases Natural compound Nowadays, there are some molecules that have shown over the years a high capacity to act against relevant pathologies such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders or cancer. This article provides a brief review about the origin, bioavailability and new research on curcumin and synthetized derivatives. It examines the beneficial effects on health, delving into aspects such as cancer, cardiovascular effects, metabolic syndrome, antioxidant capacity, anti-inflammatory properties, and neurological, liver and respiratory disorders. Thanks to all these activities, curcumin is positioned as an interesting nutraceutical. This is the reason why it has been subjected to several modifications in its structure and administration form that have permitted an increase in bioavailability and effectiveness against different diseases, decreasing the mortality and morbidity associated to these pathologies. 2017-02-13T12:43:59Z 2017-02-13T12:43:59Z 2016 journal article Pulido-Morán, M.; et al. Curcumin and Health. Molecules, 21(3): 264 (2016). [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/44795] 1420-3049 http://hdl.handle.net/10481/44795 10.3390/molecules21030264 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ open access Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License MDPI