Heavy metal pollution in humans: supermagnetic nanocomposite effectively removes cadmium ions from blood

Dried licorice root fights the bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease

Vacuum cleaner emissions as a source of indoor exposure to airborne particles and bacteria

The naming of the new elements causes a stir in the Wonderlab

New CXCR4 antagonists found to be as potent as commercial drug in mobilizing stem cells

Sensor nanoparticles might reduce the need for animal testing

New multilayer films that use electrostatic interactions to incorporate blood clotting agent could be used where tourniquets can’t

Andrew Teasdale, AstraZeneca, talks about his book on genotoxic impurities and what constitutes an acceptable drug risk

Hansjörg Grützmacher, Aiwen Lei, Nicolai Cramer, and Herbert Mayr are interviewed this month

Synthetic viral capsules can be constructed easily and might be used in highly efficient gene therapy to deliver genetic agents to cells