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Research
Certain household chemicals could pose a threat to brain health, research suggests
Cell and animal tests suggest two classes of common chemicals might play a role in neurological disease
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Opinion
From one sinking ship to another?
Biogen abandoning Alzheimer’s antibody aducanumab is unusual, but hardly surprising, says Derek Lowe
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Business
Big deals confirm renewed interest in radiopharmaceuticals
Acquisitions of RayzeBio and Point Biopharma highlight the potential of targeting radioactivity directly to tumour cells
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Business
Novo Holdings to buy contract manufacturer Catalent for $16.5 billion
Parent firm will then sell on three manufacturing sites to Novo Nordisk to boost capacity for diabetes and weight loss drugs
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Feature
The chemistry of love
There’s chemistry behind every step of a romantic relationship, from the initial spark to the pain of break up, as Zahra Khan discovers
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Research
Heavy metals are potential ovarian toxicants
Exposure to metals like arsenic, cadmium and mercury linked to reduced egg production, earlier menopause for middle-aged women
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Research
Rare medical transmission of Alzheimer’s disease from donor to patient discovered
Human growth hormone extracted from cadavers passed disease protein to at least five people
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Research
Steroid separation made easy with photoswitchable coordination cage
Light-activated coordination cage purifies progesterone
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News
Trihalomethane levels in Irish drinking water too high, European court rules
Long-term exposure could pose risks to human health and the environment
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Research
PFAS linked to foetal metabolism disorders
‘Forever chemicals’ in the livers of unborn children can alter lipid metabolism and may increase the risk of metabolic disease in adulthood
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Business
New Covid-19 antiviral cuts symptoms by 1.5 days
Simnotrelvir already has emergency approval in China
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Feature
Testing times for tuberculosis
Nina Notman takes a look at the recent and upcoming diagnostic and screening innovations aiming to drive down the incidence of tuberculosis globally
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News
Self-cleaning period product to be trialled in rural communities in Nepal
Sanitary pad is designed to kill virtually all bacteria under visible light and reduce the risk of reproductive and urinary tract infections
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Opinion
Exploring new fragments of chemical space
How medicinal and process chemists are working together to build better drugs
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Business
Illumina to give up Grail as competition appeals fail
Sequencing giant will sell off its former spin-out in accordance with regulator orders
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Business
Pharmaceuticals roundup 2023
Regulatory and pricing reforms have topped industry agendas in 2023, while weight loss drugs surged and Covid-19 therapies waned
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Feature
Cubanes help drugs take the strain
Medicinal chemists are increasingly exploring strained ring systems, George Barsted reports, believing they can serve as replacements for conventional building blocks in pharmaceuticals
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Business
Danaher completes $5.7 billion Abcam acquisition
Deal proceeded despite significant opposition from founder and ex-chief Jonathan Milner
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Feature
Is modern food lower in nutrients?
Studies suggest that our fruit and vegetables are losing nutrients. Bárbara Pinho examines the evidence and looks at the implications of a ‘nutrient collapse’