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(American Chemical Society) Two scientists developed a drug that helped pioneer the era of "personalized medicine" for cancer patients, while another scientist invented today's predominant technology for genetic sequencing, deciphering the DNA that makes up the genes of living things.

The American Chemical Society honored all three today at the ACS' 242nd National Meeting & Exposition, inducting them into its scientific "hall of fame," the ACS Heroes of Chemistry.

(American Chemical Society) Scientists are reporting development of three promising formulations that could be used in a vaccine to treat methamphetamine addiction -- one of the most serious drug abuse problems in the US The report appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Walnuts are the number one nut for heart health, says a researcher who presented his findings Sunday at the American Chemical Society annual meeting.

(American Chemical Society) Organizers of the technical program at the ACS's 241st National Meeting & Exposition have identified these highlights from their own division or committee's presentations.

The technical program is a journalistic treasure trove for spot news, features, story ideas, and sources for future coverage.

It includes almost 9,400 papers. Journalists can access abstracts of all the presentations, with time and location, via the technical program or on a disc available from the ACS Office of Public Affairs contacts.

(American Chemical Society) The first measurements of healthful antioxidant levels in commercial bottled tea beverages has concluded that health-conscious consumers may not be getting what they pay for: healthful doses of those antioxidants, or "poylphenols," that may ward off a range of diseases.

The research was presented at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.

(American Chemical Society) People who care about improving the environment in life may soon be able to do so after death.

Entrepreneurs in Europe have developed two new and unusual methods of body disposal -- including a low-heat cremation method and a corpse compost method that turns bodies into soil — that could provide environmentally friendly alternatives to those now in use.

That's the topic of an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly news magazine.

(American Chemical Society) News media and others interested in the chemical sciences are invited to join the next in a series of American Chemical Society webinars, Your Career Matters!, featuring speakers that address a variety of pertinent career topics impacting science and engineering professionals.

(American Chemical Society) Drug companies and nonprofit organizations are joining forces to develop new drugs and vaccines to target so-called "neglected" diseases that claim millions of lives in the developing world each year.

Those hard-to-treat diseases include malaria, tuberculosis, dengue fever and other conditions. That's the topic of the cover story scheduled for the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

(American Chemical Society) Scientists are reporting development of a nano-size capsule that boosts the body's uptake of curcumin, an ingredient in yellow curry now being evaluated in clinical trials for treatment of several diseases.

Their study is in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.

(American Chemical Society) Bold new strategies in the battle against cancer may turn forms of the disease that presently are incurable into manageable conditions that can be controlled for long periods of time, according to an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine.