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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."
Using high temperature settings on clothes dryers can damage cotton fabrics, according to a study presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
A University of Missouri taste test found "no significant difference" in the flavor of low-fat versus regular chocolate ice cream -- a bonus that may be unique to chocolate ice creams due to the complex mix of chemicals that make up that distinctive flavor, scientists say.
A new drug that may prevent the death of brain cells endangered by Alzheimer's disease, head injury, stroke or epilepsy was described by a Louisiana State University researcher at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Researchers have confirmed an old wives' tale: Placing catnip around the house helps keep cockroaches away.
A simple, inexpensive way of treating cotton textiles with a long-lasting antimicrobial compound -- which rapidly kills pathogenic and odor-causing bacteria, plus a variety of viruses -- was described at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
A potential vaccine against the addictive effects of cocaine was described by a Scripps Research Institute scientist at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
New studies of the effects of alcohol on brain chemistry help to explain why alcoholics experience long-lasting feelings of tension and distress. The studies were described at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Animal studies by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences used an antibody-based drug to provide immediate protection against the chronic abuse of phencyclidine (PCP). The studies mark the first time that a long-acting treatment has been developed to block or reduce the psychoactive effects of PCP in drug addicts.
Large doses of vitamin C can prevent illness by alleviating the body's normal response to stress, according to a scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville at a national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
When children pet the family dog, are they exposed to flea collar insecticides present in the animal's coat? That's the subject of a novel study by Mississippi researchers described at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
New research gives a clearer understanding of how so-called "good cholesterol" helps prevent heart disease and may one day lead to treatments, according to Canadian chemists. The scientists say they have determined that a particular enzyme bound to the "good" high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, acts as a powerful antioxidant within blood vessels.
The American Chemical Society will designate the research of African-American scientist Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) a National Historic Chemical Landmark. Julian was the first to make the anti-glaucoma drug physostigmine synthetically, a necessary step to making the drug widely available.
University of California researchers say a newly determined structure of the biological particles called prions may help explain how they cause infectious deadly diseases. Aberrant prions cause scrapie in sheep, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or "mad cow disease") in cows, and various afflictions in people.
Arsenic concentrations that exceed current recommended federal levels for drinking water are 10 times more likely to be found in domestic wells than in municipal water sources in New Hampshire, according to a study by researchers at Dartmouth College.
Researchers say they have confirmed, for the first time, that blue-green algae taken as a nutritional supplement can significantly lower cholesterol in animals.
A new protein-like polymer that supports the growth of endothelial cells and could be used for blood vessel replacement has been designed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology
New chemicals that, if successful, could become the first osteoporosis treatment to stimulate new bone growth -- rather than merely retard bone loss.
Most coffee drinkers feel they function better after that morning cup of java, and many researchers agree. But is it addictive? A French medical researcher presented new data that says it isn't addictive for most people.
New evidence has been reported that a popular nutritional and dietary supplement, called chromium picolinate, may be a cancer risk.
Scientists are developing a test that, for the first time, is allowing them to monitor urine for chemical indicators of cancer.
New materials that may extend the wear of contact lenses and lessen the risk of eye infection were described by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley.
Clothes may soon be able to protect agricultural workers, or even weekend gardeners, from more than the sun. Scientists at the University of California in Davis say they have made cotton fabrics with built-in pesticide detoxifiers.
Research into new polymers targeted for aircraft safety shows that they are much more fire-resistant than current materials and, when heated, actually produce water vapor and leave a nearly nonflammable residue.
Researchers have removed up to 99 percent of trichloroethylene from contaminated soil during the first field tests of an innovative remediation method called Lasagna(tm) technology, which uses electrical current fed to electrodes buried in the ground.
Wrinkle-free cotton clothing made with a new and environmentally friendly method will soon be on the market.
A new more effective form of the drug Ritalin(tm) (methylphenidate) that produces fewer side effects and has the potential to be used in anticocaine therapy could soon be available.
Kentucky researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that a class of common chemical contaminants known as butyltins disrupt the function of critical human immune cells.
A new, more effective method for destroying potentially deadly toxins called microcystins that can be found in drinking water has been announced by researchers in Scotland. Microcystins are produced by blue-green algae, which can grow in reservoirs, lakes and other bodies of water that are used for municipal drinking water.
A new bioreactor system that serves up pollutants to "hungry" bacteria promises to clean up "unprecedented" levels of toxic organic chemicals classified as "priority pollutants" by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to Canadian researchers. The scientists envision its use in cleaning up contaminated sites and to get rid of old chemical supplies.
Researchers have developed a new protease inhibitor effective against mutating strains of the human AIDS virus that are resistant to current drugs, according to a just-released report in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Chemical Society. The same chemical may also become the first treatment for feline AIDS, a significant threat to the world cat population.
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