Oleic acid: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg discovers the link between olive oil, dandruff and stained glass windows.
8 Touko 20207min
Interferon beta: Chemistry in its element
An immune-modulating compound used to reduce the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and now showing potential against coronaviruses, interferon beta is the last of the WHO's Covid-19 Solidarity trial cand...
1 Touko 20206min
Ritonavir: Chemistry in its element
The unexplained appearance and dramatic spread of a new form of HIV drug ritonavir hurt patients and cost its makers almost $250 million. Alexander Whiteside on the chemical phenomenon that links Irvi...
24 Huhti 202011min
Lopinavir: Chemistry in its element
Ben Valsler explains how a drug that prevents HIV from donning its protective 'coat' now makes up one arm of the World Health Organisation's Covid-19 trial
17 Huhti 20206min
Remdesivir: Chemistry in its element
Will new clinical trials for Covid-19 give remdesivir a second chance?Ben Valsler introduces the broad-spectrum antiviral that didn't quite make it as the Ebola drug it was originally planned to be.
3 Huhti 20206min
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine: Chemistry in its element
Old drugs sometimes find their way back into the news. The Covid-19 pandemic – and some very high profile backing – has led to malaria drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine hitting the headlines wo...
27 Maalis 20207min
Ibuprofen: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg on the popular over-the-counter painkiller, developed by a high-street pharmacy chain
20 Maalis 20209min
Minoxidil and finasteride: Chemistry in its element
Catherine Hodges explores the chemical solutions to thinning hair and patchy beards, examining the popularity of minoxidil and the cautionary tale of finasteride
13 Maalis 20206min
