Lipid microspheres are promising vehicles for intravenous delivery of bufadienolides from toad venom

Lipid Microspheres Deliver Toad Venom

Next Generation of Dendritic Nanocarriers
Maltose-decorated nanocarriers for next generation dendritic nanocarriers with specific targeting of destined tissue for therapeutic treatments

Mussel Adhesive for DNA Chips
Easy universal DNA immobilization on surfaces with a synthetic mussel polymer

Increasing Oxygen Delivery
Allosteric Effectors of Human Hemoglobin

When Does Stress Cause Illness?
The molecular composition of a glutamate-binding site in the brain determines vulnerability to stress; may help predict individual risk for stress-related diseases

Better Chemical Safety
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) to work together for better chemical safety

Tackling Mad Cow Disease and its Relatives
Hope for previously untreatable, prion-caused diseases comes from the indole-3-glyoxylamide family

Cytotoxic Amphidinin B Synthesized
The first stereoselective total synthesis of Amphidinin B has been achieved on a gram-scale, allowing biological evaluation

Angewandte Author Profiles
Xiaoming Feng, Laurent Maron, Hsiang-Rong Tseng, and François P. Gabbaï, are interviewed this month

Incensed About Herbal High
Revealed: Biochemistry explaining potency and addictive nature of cannabis-like "herbal high" sold as incense in Europe