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MotW 15: Promising Ruthenium Complexes as Anticancer Drugs
September 3, 2010 – 3:24 pm | No Comment
MotW 15: Promising Ruthenium Complexes as Anticancer Drugs

Organoruthenium complexes, of the form of [(η6-arene)RuII(YZ)X]+ (Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 11470–11486, DOI: 10.1021/ic801361m), are increasingly being studied for use in medicine. The arene is usually a phenyl derivative, YZ is usually a chelating ligand, …

Fatty Foods Affect Brain Before Weight
January 28, 2010 – 4:50 pm | No Comment
Fatty Foods Affect Brain Before Weight

High amounts of fat in food, such as ice cream, not only affect a person’s stomach but also their brain. Some of the fat travels to the brain, which then causes the brain to send …

Chemical Profile of Decomposition Acquired to Improve Technology for Disasters and Crime
October 25, 2009 – 5:42 pm | One Comment
Chemical Profile of Decomposition Acquired to Improve Technology for Disasters and Crime

For many years, search dogs have been the standard for the discovery and retrieval of human cadavers in disasters and crimes. The problems with this method are the cost and time it takes to …