Professor Herbert Waldmann, Germany, is the recipient of the 2012 Emil Fischer Medal, awarded for work in organic chemistry

The benzodiazepine Ro5-3335 reduces the development of core binding factor leukemias by inhibiting RUNX1-CBFβ interactions

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Sphingolipid analogs improve drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier by targeting the transporter P-glycoprotein

A glycosilated polypropyletherimine dendrimer defends gut wall’s integrity during infectious inflammatory diarrhea

Re complex provides access to reverse-turn mimics for diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals

Forms of autism associated with BCKDK mutations might benefit from a diet supplemented with branched chain aminoacids

Attachment of a membrane-interacting protein allows a dendrimer to enter cells, making it a potentially useful drug-delivery vehicle

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Ceria nanoparticles could lessen the damage from ischemic strokes