Animal-to-human transmission of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) confirmed

Animal-to-human Transmission of Bacterial Pathogens

Nanoparticles for Broken Hearts
Novel SiO2-based nanoparticles allow to monitor the therapeutic transplant of stem cells into damaged cardiac tissues

Cancer Fighting Fish: Source of New Drugs?
The commercial fish Pacific cod contains a glycopeptides able to block the metastasis of pancreatic cancer cells

Blocking Hypoxia Inducible Factors Allosterically
US scientists have developed a small molecule which antagonizes the transcriptional factor HIF-2 by inducing allosteric changes

A Dangerous Transfer of Methyl Groups
Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase promotes tumorigenesis by regulating the methylation potential of cancer cells

Green Ibuprofen
Safer solvents can be used in the synthesis of ibuprofen–nicotinamide co-crystal for the production of a more water soluble formulation

Most Accessed Articles: February 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for February 2013

Mouthwash to Fight Cancer?
Oral disinfectants induce apoptosis in human oral tumor cells

Can the Pharmaceutical Industry Restore its Broken Image?
John LaMattina, former President, Pfizer Global R&D, discusses his book on how and why the pharma industry is devalued and distrusted

It’s ALL About a Cytosolic 5’-Nucleotidase
Cytosolic 5’-nucleotidase II hyper-activation causes drug resistance and relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients