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Metal compounds identified as potential new antibiotics, thanks to robots doing 'click chemistry'

Using robots and click chemistry, scientists built potential active ingredients for future antibiotics that contain metal.
USA Today

What are PFAS? 'Forever chemicals' are common and dangerous.

PFAS have been making headlines again this month after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced newly established regulations limiting the amount of these toxic chemicals that can be used ...
Case Western Reserve University

Common household chemicals pose new threat to brain health

A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has provided fresh insight into the dangers some common household chemicals pose to brain health. They suggest that ...
The Conversation

Only 1% of chemical compounds have been discovered – here’s how we search for others that could change the world

Matthew Addicoat receives funding from EPSRC and the Royal Society. The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we’ve only identified 1% of them.
The Hill

For thousands of common chemicals, there is ‘no safe level,’ says report

Plastics, pesticides and forever chemicals are exposing billions of people around the world to pernicious and dangerous health effects, a new report has found. In the report published Monday, ...
News Medical

Where do volatile organic compounds (VOCs) come from?

This article will cover where volatile compounds in the breath originate from, endogenous compounds, and exogenous compounds. Where do volatile compounds in the breath originate from? Breath comprises ...