A novel synthetic macrocycle inhibiting insulin-degrading enzyme shows potent anti-diabetic effects

A New Way to Treat Diabetes?

Guess the Mineral (2)
Guess the name of a mineral with the help of an image and some tips

Chemical Poems: Rubidium
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

Alternatives to Animal Testing
How do companies use alternatives to animal testing under the REACH Regulation?

A Funny Control of Heartbeats
Biphenyl urea is a novel tool to pharmacologically control the cardiac activity

2014 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Professor Chi-Huey Wong, Academia Sinica and The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA, is this year's winner

Methionine: Find the Right Balance
Methionine-deficient but also -supplemented diet induces deregulation of pivotal molecular pathways in the liver

Inhibiting Protein Aggregation
Conjugates of 8-hydroxyquinolines and cyclodextrins have been developed that function both as antioxidants and as metal chelators

75th Birthday: Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger
Professor Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, Germany, celebrates his 75th birthday on May 29, 2014

3D Model Lung
3D test system allows to simulate what happens in the human lung