Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have pioneered a new catalytic transformation that converts ...

FDA's rejection of MDMA therapy for PTSD doesn't dampen hopes for other psychedelic treatments. Read more here.

Ibogaine—a psychoactive plant derivative—has attracted attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties. But ...

Ketamine can trigger symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia, but it isn’t known to cause the disorder itself. Ketamine is gaining attention for its potential to treat depression and other ...

Product safety, measuring the health effects of exposure to chemicals and chemical contaminants in food.

My work as a pharmacologist and toxicologist has led me to the emerging science of exposomics - the study of all of the physical, chemical ... such as the compounds involved in processing the ...

Chemical libraries are collections of molecules that are synthesized with the aim that they represent a given fraction of the theoretically possible chemical compounds that have yet been made.

However, the site-specific chemical modification of biomolecules within their native settings remains a formidable challenge. Here we summarize the development of bioorthogonal chemical reporters ...

My work as a pharmacologist and toxicologist has led me to the emerging science of exposomics - the study of all of the physical, chemical, biological and ... such as the compounds involved in ...

Ketamine contains molecules with two distinct molecular "orientations," meaning their atoms are aligned in a particular way. Esketamine, on the other hand, contains molecules with just one of these ...

Ketamine may work in other ways in the brain, too. Some nerve cells in the brain involved in mood use a chemical called glutamate to communicate with each other. The nerve cells need glutamate ...

So, the UK government is considering reclassing ketamine as a Class A drug. The Home Office asked the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to “carefully consider” the issue. Do you think ...