The brains of long-term, heavy drinkers have twice the capacity to take up and metabolize acetate as those of light drinkers, a finding that may have implications for treatment of alcohol problems, ...

The causative agents for the current national outbreak of electronic-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) have not been established. Detection of toxicants in ...

You may already own something made with acetate fabric without even knowing it. Here's what that means, and how to properly launder acetate fabric clothes.

Opportunities include phosphate binders for CKD in emerging dialysis markets, granules for safer automated dosing, wastewater treatment, food preservation and sustainable feedstocks. North America ...

Photosynthesis is the process that enables plants to take sunlight and carbon dioxide and convert it into chemical energy to grow. Crop plants, however, are only about 1% efficient at doing this, ...

Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered a new way to reduce obesity. Their study shows that supplying the gut with extra ...

Aluminum acetate is a chemical present in some topical products designed to help relieve skin irritation. Some people may consider using aluminum acetate to alleviate symptoms of the characteristic ...

Esters are usually synthesized from an alcohol and an acid, most frequently, a carboxylic acid. In some cases, an epoxide is used instead of the alcohol; or an acid halide or anhydride replaces the ...