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

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

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

Thirdhand smoke re-emitted from surfaces could pose long-term health risk while firsthand smoke does damage in minutes

Synthesis of rare nitrogen-linked seven-, eight- and nine-membered biaryl ring systems uses simple and cheap Cu

What is the link between cannabis use and cancer growth and how can this be used to treat autoimmune diseases?

Nuclear imaging techniques study the brain distribution of multiple sclerosis drugs with additional iodine

An overview of the current edition of Angewandte Chemie

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2010

Axel Schulz, Annie Powell, Takeshi Kawase, and Nobuharu Iwasawa, are interviewed this month