Researchers have discovered that natural "sunscreen" compounds found in algae and cyanobacteria may also support skin and heart health. By comparing two mycosporine-like amino acids, the team showed ...

A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is developing a drug that works in combination with copper to kill bacteria, including those that cause MRSA, a type of staph ...

High-throughput screening (HTS) is often the first step in discovering small-molecule starting points in the drug discovery effort 1. In general, two factors are crucial for the success of an early ...

The experiments follow up on an earlier study that identified 69 compounds that could disrupt possible interactions between viral and human proteins The team found that two kinds of compounds seemed ...

When you're cooking or cleaning inside your home, what chemicals are you breathing, and are they potentially harmful? Chemists have given us a solid start on the answer. A large, collaborative ...