A new method to capture carbon dioxide from the air has been developed at the University of Helsinki's chemistry department.

Scripps Research scientists have found that LY2444296 - a compound that selectively blocks the kappa opioid receptor (KOP) - may reduce drinking in cases of alcohol dependence in animal studies. The ...

Researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Pfizer Inc., have determined that two new compounds may be effective in treating ...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki’s chemistry department have created a novel material that captures carbon dioxide ...

Researchers for Scripps Research Institute and Eli Lilly have found that a compound called MTIP blocks a brain chemical, triggering a response that can stop excessive drinking, reduce the effects of a ...

The 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 14.5 million people ages 12 and older have alcohol use disorder, or AUD. This represents 5.3% of that population, according to the ...

The researchers focused on Fanconi anemia, a rare inherited disorder characterized by a failure to repair specific types of DNA damage. In this condition, the two strands of DNA literally become stuck ...

Alcohol-related stimuli can trigger relapse of alcohol-seeking behaviors even after extended periods of abstinence. Extinction of such stimuli can reduce their impact on relapse; however, the ...

The barge is carrying 1,400 tons of a toxic alcohol compound. A set of locks for an Ohio River dam in Kentucky is closed due to a "navigational incident" after 10 barges were released from a tugboat, ...