News

  1. Chemistry

    Opioids’ molecular magic unmasked

    New 3-D structures of opiumlike drugs bound to the body’s proteins will aid the development of better painkillers and the battle against drug abuse.

    By Devin Powell
  2. Life

    The yin and yang of male pattern baldness

    The discovery of a hormone-like molecule in the scalp may offer new clues for treating baldness.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    Abnormal cells may signal hidden heart risk

    Damage to blood vessel lining shows up in blood tests.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Life

    Antibody may explain collagen’s undoing

    A newly discovered process could help account for the destruction that rheumatoid arthritis causes.