In 1896, German chemist Emil Fischer noted something very strange about a molecule named acetaldehyde phenylhydrazone. Identical batches of the crystalline compound appeared to have wildly ...

In 1896, German chemist Emil Fischer noted something very strange about a molecule named acetaldehyde phenylhydrazone.

Alcohol is broken down in the body in two steps - it is converted into a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which ALDH2 then changes into harmless acetate, basically vinegar. If this cannot ...

Two Australian teenagers have died after a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. A pharmacologist explains what to know about ...