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Chemistry World November 14, 2006 Arthur Rogers	New World of Cosmetovigilance Authorities on both sides of the Atlantic have taken steps to identify health risks from chemicals in cosmetics.
Chemistry World November 13, 2006 Simon Hadlington	New Natural Painkiller Discovered Researchers have discovered a natural painkiller in humans which in tests on rats is several times more potent than morphine. The compound, a short peptide of five amino acids, has been named opiorphin.
Information Today November 13, 2006 Ed Vawter	Thomson Pharma Adds 2.2 Million Chemical Structures to PubChem Database While it is exciting to see content from a major information source such as Thomson Pharma get incorporated into a freely available government-sponsored database such as PubChem, there are still drawbacks.
Chemistry World November 10, 2006 Victoria Gill	Healing Threads Spun From Living Cells Researchers have successfully made microthreads from polymers containing living cells, using a technique called electrospinning. These biologically active threads could be formed into medical scaffolds, to deliver cells directly to tissue and promote healing.
Chemistry World November 9, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Feeling Ill? Just Breathe Here Scientists have developed a rapid method of analyzing breath to reveal our body's biochemical processes. The technique, which uses commercially available equipment, might be used in the clinic to diagnose a patient's health.
Chemistry World November 8, 2006 Victoria Gill	Molecular Signals of Schizophrenia Identified Researchers have identified specific biomarkers for schizophrenia, a discovery which could pave the way to more accurate diagnostics, improved treatments, and could even be the starting point for the development of preventative medicines.
Chemistry World November 8, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Industrial Chemicals Accused of Causing `Silent Pandemic' Industrial chemicals may have caused a `silent pandemic' by damaging the developing brains of millions of children worldwide. But leading toxicologists say that this conclusion is alarmist and a gross over-statement, although the issue itself is of serious concern.
Chemistry World November 6, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Keeping Mosquitoes at Bay Researchers have discovered that a chemical exuded by the colourful skin of poison frogs is a superb mosquito repellent.
Chemistry World November 3, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Antimatter Cancer Treatment Researchers working at Cern's particle accelerator laboratory have just reported a successful first experiment into the biological effects of antiproton radiation on living cells. A US biotech firm already owns the intellectual property rights on the development of an antiproton clinic.
Chemistry World November 2, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	How Best to Use Biomass? Researchers have developed an efficient way of turning renewable resources like vegetable oils -- and potentially biomass - into hydrogen-rich gas. The gas could be converted to synthetic fuels and industrial chemicals, or used in fuel cells.
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