Thousands of tonnes of toxic waste lie buried beneath one of Europe’s most important groundwater reserves in the town of ...

Sphingolipids are lipids with a sphingoid base backbone, bearing its own hydrocarbon chain, an amine group and two hydroxyl groups. The amine group is bonded to a fatty acid of varying length and ...

Reactions that alter organic scaffolds by a single atom are already proving useful, but time will tell if they’ll ...

A first-of-its-kind clinical trial found that ketamine's benefits for treating severe depression can be improved when combined with psychotherapy and supportive treatment environments.

With the recent advancement in understanding and control of the structure and optical properties of fluorescent carbon dots (CDs), they have been shown to be valuable in biolabeling of bacteria, tumor ...

Here we use cryogenic electron microscopy to determine the structure of TbAQP2 from Trypanosoma brucei, bound to either the substrate glycerol or to the sleeping sickness drugs, pentamidine or ...

Antibody–siRNA conjugates (ARCs) are a type of promising drug modalities for cancer therapy. However, initial reports of ARCs present the gene knockdown effect only in limited tissues (e.g., muscles) ...

Metal-organic frameworks were the next big thing in chemistry when they were invented more than three decades ago. Now, these intriguing materials are becoming commercial tools for capturing carbon ...

The group has changed its name to better reflect its primary role as a provider of senior secured working capital facilities through invoice, asset and trade finance. Alongside finance, the group ...

A new recipe, or design guidelines, for a self-strengthening muscle-like hydrogel has been developed through strategic integration of computational, information, and experimental research. The ...