Israeli researchers have discovered that magnetic fields influence amyloid-beta protein development, crucial to Alzheimer's. The study shows electron spin affects amyloid fibrils' formation, opening ...

A new study shows that the way amyloid proteins—implicated in Alzheimer's disease—assemble into fibrils can be significantly ...

Chirality: like a right hand and a left hand, two molecules can have the same composition, but a different shape and arrangement in space. And this difference can change everything. Understanding and ...

Chiral NPs can help activate, for example, dendritic cells to ‘learn’ the sequences of target macromolecules to create a more potent vaccine and a more long-lasting curative effect,” says Kotov.

The ability to distinguish two chiral enantiomers is an essential analytical capability for chemical industries including pharmaceutical companies, flavor/odor engineering and forensic science. A ...

Truly chiral phonons -- i.e., rotating and propagating atomic motions seen in a crystal lattice -- have never been observed in a bulk 3D material. However, now, Tokyo Tech researchers have ...

A pair of copper catalysts can create chiral amides in a new, light-driven process, offering a useful alternative to the standard method for making these staples of medicinal chemistry (Nature ...