Concerns about antimony leaching from plastic drinking water bottles are unfounded according to new data from UK chemists

Bottled Water: Safe Drinking?

World Water Day 2012: The World is Thirsty Because We are Hungry
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of water

Novel Telomerase-Increasing Compound
Chemical compounds developed with great potential in fighting neurodegenerative diseases and other diseases related to aging

Gilbert Stork's 90th Birthday
The organic chemist Gilbert Stork, who was born on December 31, 1921, recently celebrated his 90th birthday

Gluten Breakdown
Capillary electrophoresis coupled with fluorescence detection discriminates protein–peptide binding events involved in celiac disease

Improving Childhood Leukemia Treatment
Two nucleosides target an enzyme present in childhood leukemia and so help oncologists improve dosing regiments

Targeted MR Contrast Agents
Ways to improve relaxivity, and therefore contrast, in magnetic resonance (MR) images are reviewed

Nanoparticles Heal Wounds
Nanoparticles containing chitosan have effective antimicrobial activity and could be used as a protective wound-healing material

Future of World Fertilizer Nutrient Reserves
World nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and sulphur resources and reserves are described as adequate for the foreseeable future

Photochemical Reduction Towards Monolayer Graphene Sheets
A simple photo-irradiation process could generate stable aqueous dispersions of conductive graphene sheets in larger quantities