Previously undescribed chemical process may offer safer, more practical way to create cyclopropanes—a key feature in many drugs and drug-candidates. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Chemical structures called ...

After training as a mathematician and physicist, Felix Wong, PhD, developed a keen interest in biology. He found the perfect fit in the lab of James J. Collins, PhD, at MIT, where he started using ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2025 — How do you identify something no one has a test for? Designer drugs replicate the effects of known, illicit drugs but evade law enforcement. The chemical structure ...

The FDA and EMA require CNS penetrant drug candidates to be assessed for abuse potential. As part of this assessment, the chemical similarity to known drugs of abuse is analyzed. Scitegrity Limited ...

The spongelike structure of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) allows these polymers to possibly carry and deliver a range of therapeutic compounds. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Bio ...