In a fascinating twist, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered that a sugar molecule cancer cells use to hide from the immune system might also protect insulin-producing beta cells in type 1 diabetes. By ...

The story of a cancer-fighting molecule that took half a century to build is really a story about how slow, stubborn ...

A version of this story appeared in Volume 103, Issue 11 Chemists and chemical biologists just keep dreaming up new ways to interfere with biomolecules. That research frequently leads to promising ...

When we catch a whiff of perfume or indulge in a scented candle, we are smelling much more than Floral Fantasy or Lavender Vanilla. We are actually detecting odor molecules that enter our nose and ...

Historically, small molecule drugs have been precisely designed down to the atomic scale. Considering their relatively large complex structures, nanomedicines have lagged behind. Researchers argue ...