A machine-learning tool to enhance the detection of small organic pollutants in water has been developed and tested.

A recent study aimed to investigate the impact of lavender essential oil (LEO) and of its terpenic components on the properties of glioblastoma (GBM) cells in an in vitro model. The study demonstrated that LEO induces a proliferation slowdown and an impairment of cell migration of GBM cells besides reducing oxidative stress.

University of Valencia scientists recently developed a method using solid-phase extraction (SPE) followed by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (HPLC–HRMS/MS) for detecting microplastics and other harmful substances in textiles.

A method to help detect genotoxic impurities (GTIs) using headspace gas chromatography (HS-GC) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) has been developed.

A European Union reference laboratory recently created a new method for analyzing gas chromatography (GC)-amenable pesticides in foods of animal origin.

Spanish scientists recently tested flow injection analysis–mass spectrometry (FIA–MS) and its effectiveness in detecting fraudulent substances in Coleus forskohlii food supplements.

New research characterizes walnut milk residue according to its phenolic content and antioxidant and cytotoxic potential using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–ESI-MS/MS).

Shihezi University scientists recently developed a new imprinted structure to separate acteoside (ACT) from other substances within Cistance tubulosa, or “desert ginseng.”

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A recent study aimed to directly compare the changes in serum metabolites among very low birth-rate (VLBW) infants following the administration of the soybean oil-based lipid emulsion and soybean oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil, and fish oil (SMOF) lipid emulsion using untargeted metabolomics techniques.

At the Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA) conference in 2024, LCGC International sat down with Stefan van Leuwen of Wageningen Food Safety Research to discuss his research, which addresses emerging challenges in circular food production, focusing on the risks posed by pollutants when waste and by-products are repurposed in food systems.

At ISC 2024 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, LCGC International interviewed Kelly Zhang of Genentech about her work analyzing new drug modalities, such as mRNA, oligonucleotides, peptides, and cell and gene therapies.

Harbin University of Commerce and Northeast Forestry University scientists led efforts to create new means of analyzing components in traditional Chinese medicine.

Jiangsu Police Institute scientists recently created a solid-phase microextraction (SPME)-based method for determining amphetamine-type stimulants.

A recent joint study between the University of Ferra and YMC ChromaCon led an effort to a new approach to more efficiently purify oligonucleotides.