An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Drug discovery - where does the future lie? Small molecule drugs will play a major role according to H. Wild and D. Heimbach

Synthetic Fe(III) porphyrin used as catalyst for activation and reduction of O2 into H2O with the cofactor NAD(P)H in aqueous solution

Nasal stem cells could help tackle childhood hearing problems according to researchers in Australia

Microsponges derived from seaweed shown to detect biomarkers in diagnostic bio-nano-chips for heart disease, cancers, and HIV

Polyphenols found in chocolate shown to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol while increasing production of heart-healthy cholesterol

Many countries and postal authorities will join in the celebrations of IYC by issuing postage stamps related to chemistry

Vincenzo Barone, the new president of the Società Chimica Italiana (SCI), talks about the SCI, IYC 2011, politics, young chemists

Imaging intact virus and a membrane structure possible with intensive and ultra-short X-ray pulses from free electron laser

With diseases such as malaria being classed as rare and neglected, ChemMedChem takes a look at the latest research in this field