Several experts on topics related to chemical warfare and other potential terrorist threats are available from the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
There's more good news about cranberry juice: Based on human studies, researchers have found that drinking three glasses a day significantly raises levels of "good cholesterol" in the blood and increases plasma antioxidant levels, reducing the risk of heart disease.
Scientists at Research Triangle Institute have created the world's first working device that uses nanometer-scale materials to convert electric power into cooling or heating, or heat into electricity.
Vegetable oil similar to the stuff you use to cook your food may one day fill your car's engine.
Scientists at Saint Louis University have developed a new type of biofuel cell that can be recharged instantly with a few drops of alcohol.
Move over, morphine: Researchers at the University of Arizona and the University of New England have developed a new narcotic based on a natural painkiller found in the body that appears in animal studies to be more potent but less addictive. Research on the compound will be presented at the American Chemical Society national meeting in New Orleans on March 24.
Eye diseases like glaucoma could one day be treated by pharmaceuticals delivered through contact lenses. Chemical engineers from the University of Florida say they've been able to make soft contact lenses containing tiny embedded particles that slowly release drugs directly where they're needed.
In the future, consumers may be adding a powerful "spice" to their food that could save lives. Researchers in Canada are developing a natural antibody cocktail that can help prevent the most common foodborne germs, including E. coli and Salmonella.
The latest products to hit the market are called "cupcake pink" and "electric blue." Though they sound like new fast food flavors, they are actually the hot new hair colors you have been seeing on teenage girls at the mall or on well-coiffed, hip young women clubbing uptown.
Fruits and veggies grown organically show significantly higher levels of cancer-fighting antioxidants than conventionally grown foods, according to a new study of corn, strawberries and marionberries.
An antibacterial "spice" you can sprinkle on food to kill germs, a saliva test for diabetics, the proposed use of vegetable oils as automotive fluids, and an enzyme that offers clues to fighting plague are among the topics to be covered at the ACS national meeting.
Teeth whiteners seem to be a relatively new invention, but they actually had their origins in the Middle Ages.
Chemical & Engineering News Classifieds Online and JobSpectrum.org have joined together to launch chemjobs, an online job Website dedicated to the employment needs of the chemical enterprise.
The proposed use of coal-based jet fuel for high-speed aircraft, novel ways to control termites and mosquitoes and developments in gene-based medicine are among the research topics to be presented at the American Chemical Society's 225th national meeting in New Orleans March 23-27.
The American Chemical Society's 2003 ACS ProSpectives Conference series will concentrate on six areas of rapidly changing interdisciplinary research. The sessions will cover process chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry, polymorphism in crystals, catalysis in modern organic synthesis, ADMET in the 21st Century, combinatorial chemistry, and integrating proteomics into system biology.
The American Chemical Society designates research that improved the quality of frozen foods as a National Historic Chemical Landmark with a ceremony on December 11 in Albany, California. The designation will be the 45th Landmark to be designated by the ACS.
The burgeoning area of drug delivery research could someday produce an insulin pill for diabetics, an under-skin pharmacy on a microchip, and even lab-grown organs for transplants and plastic surgery.
When your kids are out of school for winter vacation and are cooped up in the house because of the weather, how do you keep them occupied? Try WonderNet -- Your Science Place in Cyberspace, the American Chemistry Society's online entertainment center that lets you do safe, entertaining experiments with your children, using things you have around the home.
Chemist Zaida C. Morales-Martinez, of Florida International University, will be honored Nov. 15 by the American Chemical Society for a life-long teaching career devoted to helping under-represented and disadvantaged students in science.
A nationally known wine chemist will analyze the components of the popular beverage and explain the potential health benefits from drinking a moderate amount of wine. The program is part of National Chemistry Week, which is sponsored by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed several drug candidates that show promise in animal studies in protecting the brain against sudden damage from stroke, with the potential for fighting chronic neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
The 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists -- John B. Fenn, Koichi Tanaka and Curt Wüthrich -- for their contribution to the development of methods for identification and structure analyses of biological macromolecules.
Boyce Rensberger has been named the 2003 recipient of the American Chemical Society's James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public. For more than 30 years, in newspapers, magazines and books, Rensberger has clearly illuminated the beauty, wonder and vital significance of chemistry.
The baffling origin of Alzheimer's disease has typically been placed in the brain's gray matter. But a new study suggests the disease might actually start in the white matter -- an area of the brain that has been thoroughly neglected by scientists.
Three prominent scientists in the field of drug delivery technologies - Robert Langer of MIT, Nicholas Peppas of Purdue University and Patrick Couvreur, of the University of Paris South - will lead a group of experts in discussing cutting-edge developments.
A compound from baker's yeast, used to make bread rise, may one day help protect people against deadly anthrax infections, according to researchers. In laboratory tests the compound significantly increased the survival rate of mice infected with lethal anthrax spores.
The hassle of removing and cleaning your contacts every night, or even every month, could become a thing of the past, based on a study involving a new contact lens coating that kills bacteria. Tests with rabbits have shown no ill effects after leaving the contacts in for two months.
Researchers are developing a marijuana-derived synthetic compound to relieve pain and inflammation without the mood-altering side effects associated with other marijuana based drugs. The compound, called ajulemic acid, has produced encouraging results in animal studies of pain and inflammation.
University of Massachusetts researchers are looking for ways to overcome resistance in mutant strains of head lice that aren't killed by conventional treatments. About 6-12 million children in the United States get head lice every year.
Honey contains about the same level of antioxidants as spinach and is comparable to the levels found in apples, bananas, oranges and strawberries, according to a University of Illinois study of men who drank a mixture of water and honey.
In the future, a "broccoli-pill" a day may help keep breast cancer at bay. Researchers have developed a new compound, designed from a known anticancer agent found in broccoli, that shows promise as a breast cancer preventive.
The American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, with a membership of more than 163,000 chemists and chemical engineers, offers experts in the area of homeland security.
Researchers have developed a unique vaccine that destroys a deadly toxin produced by the parasite that causes malaria, which kills more than two million people each year. The vaccine appears extremely promising in animal studies and may provide long-lasting protection against malaria in humans, they say.
A group of 70 American and German chemists, age 40 or younger, will meet later this month to share scientific ideas and results in leading areas of chemical research, including biomolecular engineering and bioinspired materials, molecular electronics, nanooptics and frontiers in synthesis.
The American Chemical Society through its comprehensive online career and employment site, JobSpectrum.org, and the Association of Public Health Laboratories, have formed a partnership to help state public health laboratories prepare for biomonitoring to combat the growing threat of chemical terrorism.
A new study suggests current HIV therapies may be less effective on African forms of the virus than on those in America and Western Europe. Scientists found that natural differences in the protease, a key target of current antiretroviral therapies, could amplify the effects of drug-resistant mutations in African HIV strains.
Developing new drugs, fighting cancer with nutrition, treating diabetes and measuring blood sugar levels non-invasively, are among the research scheduled to be presented at a meeting in Boston August 18-22.
Jerald L. Schnoor, who holds the Allen S. Henry Chair of Engineering at the University of Iowa, has been named editor of Environmental Science and Technology, a peer-reviewed publication of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
Government scientists are developing a new weapon against the Formosan subterranean termite, a highly destructive species that has caused millions of dollars in damage to houses and trees in the United States. The method involves exposing the termites to their natural enemies, certain species of bacteria or fungi, which infect and kill the pests.
A team of Johns Hopkins researchers says antidepressants, anticonvulsants, anticancer drugs and antimicrobials are the types of pharmaceuticals most likely to be found at "toxicologically significant" levels in the environment. Their conclusions are based on a survey of the 200 most sold and prescribed drugs in the United States.
Researchers at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg are developing injectable magnetic fluids to repair torn or detached retinas -- a technique they believe could help prevent blindness in thousands. Their work was reported at the 223rd national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
Natural killer cells in the body's immune system could be rendered irreversibly powerless to guard against invading tumors and viral onslaughts after only a brief exposure to a compound found in some agricultural pesticides and fungicides. The finding will be presented April 8 during the American Chemical Society national meeting in Orlando.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have identified a set of compounds that appear to overcome an important barrier to regenerating damaged nerves. Their findings could lead to new treatments for spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions.
Pregnant or nursing women may be able to reduce their chances of developing postpartum depression and improve the neurological development of their babies by increasing their consumption of the essential fatty acid DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid mostly found in fish like tuna and salmon and in algae.
Alice Hamilton helped to make the American workplace a less dangerous place through her efforts as the founder of occupational medicine. Working at Chicago's famed Hull House during the first two decades of the twentieth century, Hamilton pioneered industrial medicine, particularly emphasizing high mortality rates due to chemical poisoning in the chemical industry.
ACS 2002 Prospectives Conferences will focus on six areas of rapdily evolving interdisciplinary research. Process chemistry, drug delivery, combinatorial chemistry, catalysis and proteomics are the topics, and emphasis will be on significant research initiatives and their potential marketplace applications.
Chemical and biological terrorism, potentially life-saving drugs, origins of the solar system, are among topics of the American Chemical Society meeting April 7-11 in Orlando.
Drugs used to treat Alzheimer's and other brain disorders appear to enter the brain more easily when a vitamin C molecule is attached, according to researchers in Italy.
Only four years into a joint scholarship program with the American Chemical Society, the efforts of PPG Industries Inc. are beginning to pay off. The company recently hired La'Techa Johnson of Baton Rouge, La., making her the first ACS scholar hired by her corporate sponsor.
Established by the American Chemical Society in 1955, the James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public is designed "to recognize, encourage and stimulate outstanding reporting, which materially increases the public's knowledge and understanding of chemistry, chemical engineering and related fields."
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