A shocking twist in what first appeared to be an acid attack in Delhi. Police investigations have revealed that the “victim,” a 20-year-old student, may have staged the entire incident. CCTV footage ...

When it comes to their survival, cancer cells have a host of backup plans. This is especially true of the nutrients that cancers use to grow and spread. In addition to relying on sugars like glucose ...

Photoactivated ketones show strong potential as hydrogen atom transfer photocatalysts, enabling the activation of carboxylic acids and the formation of new C–C, C–S, and C–Cl bonds. Carboxylic acids ...

The study taking place in one of the University's labs. L-R: Krist Feka (previous MSc student), study participant (on the bike), and Claire Edwards (previous MSc student). Drinking ketones improves ...

Drinking ketones improves heart health, a new small-scale study has found. Drinking ketones improves heart health, a new small-scale study from the University of Portsmouth has found. This is the ...

Drinking ketones improves heart health, a new small-scale study from the University of Portsmouth has found. This is the first time people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have been given a drink with ...

Ketones and esters (formed when an acid reacts with an alcohol) are ubiquitous as pharmaceutical intermediates and widely used for the synthesis of drug molecules. However, both share a critical ...

A ketone body, a molecule derived from the metabolism of acids to obtain energy when glucose is not available, could become an effective ally in treating Alzheimer’s or preventing the effects of aging ...