Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is not the kind of alcohol you can ask for in a cocktail: it's a highly unstable molecule made up of four hydroxyl groups (OH ...

Ethanol -- the compound found in alcoholic beverages -- interferes with the normal functioning of a long list of biological molecules, but how each of these interactions contributes to the behavioral ...

A team of scientists has directly observed catalysis in-action at the atomic level. In mesmerizing new videos, single atoms move and shake during a chemical reaction that removes hydrogen atoms from ...

In the US, the most common reason why someone needs a liver transplant is alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD). In 2019, this illness was estimated to be responsible for the loss of 11 million ...

Researchers in the UK and Canada have succeeded in creating the world's first text message via a molecular communication. The messages are encoded in molecules of alcohol, which are then wafted across ...

Ethanol-water mixtures determine the critical alcohol content of beverages. By employing molecular dynamics simulations and high-frequency proton nuclear magnetic resonance, they could identify ...

Isopropyl alcohol (IPA; aka 2-propanol, but never “isopropanol”) is a common solvent, reagent, and disinfectant. It is flammable, with a characteristic odor that is similar to ethanol’s, but more ...

Brittany Dube is a public health professional with expertise in health education and community health. She works for her local Department of Health as a Behavioral Health, Health Promotion, and ...