Polymer gel microcapsules can oscillate in and out depending on pH, offering potential for regular, self-medicating devices

The daily exposure levels to metals and metalloids contaminating some natural health products exceed allowable limits

What is an ergot-infested grain kernel? Part 2 looks at the life-cycle of the fungus, how it contributed to the Salem witch trials, and a self test

Sarah E. Reisman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, and Corey R. J. Stephenson, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA, awarded

Combining conducting polymers with the structural properties of hydrogels could give scaffolds that promote nerve regeneration

K4DD consortium launched to routinely study kinetic aspects of drug-target interactions in robust and accessible assays

Magnetic nanoparticles producing oxidative stress kill tumor cells following magnetic heat treatments at mild temperatures

Bacterial virulence factor of mushroom soft rot identified and could help find a drug to treat fungal infections in humans

A composite material made by incorporating nickel nanoparticles into self-healing polymers mimics human skin’s features

By discovering how insects synthesize polyacetylenic fatty acids, scientists found a new way to produce these promising therapeutic compunds