'Molecular glues' and 'bumpers' offer new hope for precision medicines

New research led by the University of Minnesota Medical School demonstrates that molecules acting as "molecular bumpers" and ...

Groundbreaking New Compound Could Treat the World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease

The world’s deadliest infectious disease urgently requires new and effective antibiotics. Researchers have created a promising new compound that may mark a major step forward in the global effort to ...
IEEE

ResSepSE-TransNet: An Efficient Deep Learning Model for the Classification of Common Chinese Medicinal Herbs

Abstract: Chinese medicinal herbs are a vital part of traditional medicine, and accurate classification is essential for advancing TCM research and promotion. However, the large variety and complex ...
Medical Xpress

Nearly 70% of US adults meet new definition of obesity, study finds

The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a definition of obesity released earlier this year by the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission. Additionally, the ...
Scientific American

Nobel Prizes, COVID Vaccine Updates and Malnutrition in Gaza

The CDC updates COVID vaccine guidance and stirs controversy over childhood immunizations. And global health experts warn of rising child malnutrition in Gaza. First, let’s take a quick tour through ...
C&EN

Leveraging Peripheral CB1 Antagonism in 1,4,5,6-Tetrahydropyridazine-Based Amidine Substituted Sulfonyl Analogs for Treating Metabolic Disorders

Section on Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 5625 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States Section on ...
Nature

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

The capture, storage and conversion of gases such as hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide may play a key role in the provision of carbon-neutral energy. This Review explores the role of metal–organic ...
The Hill

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to deserts

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their development of new molecular structures that can trap vast quantities of gas inside, laying the groundwork to ...
The Conversation

Nobel chemistry prize awarded for crystal materials that could revolutionise green technology

John Griffin receives funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Faraday Institution, and has previously received funding from the Leverhulme Trust. Three ...
Scientific American

2025 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Molecular Sponges That Purify Water, Store Energy and Clean Up the Environment

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for a versatile technology that can be used for an astonishing variety of purposes, from environmental remediation to drug delivery and energy ...
The New York Times

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Architects of Metal-Organic Frameworks

The prize was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for the development of an architecture that some chemists compare with a molecular sponge. By Alexa Robles-Gil and Ali Watkins ...
University of California

UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Omar Yaghi, a Jordanian-American chemist at the University of California, Berkeley, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry today, sharing it with Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne, ...