Mass Spectrometry – News and Features

A recent study, from the University of Michigan, discovered that elevated levels of metals in the blood and urine may raise the risk of being diagnosed with (and dying from) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

A new metabolome-informed proteome imaging (MIPI) workflow has been developed for studying microscale microhabitats in complex ecosystems, opening the door to novel explorations and applications in both environmental and clinical settings.

We sat down with Professor Peter Van Eenoo, director of the Doping Control Laboratory (DoCoLab), part of the University of Ghent, Belgium, to discuss the intricacies of anti-doping testing and the challenges faced in catching sporting cheats.

For the first time, researchers have now succeeded in mapping the interactions of 144 active substances with around 8,000 proteins. The results could help to identify previously unknown potential benefits of existing drugs.

Iceland’s most recent volcanic episode on the Reykjanes peninsula, set to last centuries, began with vast magma pooling just beneath the surface.

This article explores the wide variety of analytical techniques that can be applied to synthetic polymers, each offering a slightly different look at the chemical or physical properties of these compounds.

This article explores how edible insects are being developed to address future food demands, focusing on safety, sustainability and the steps being taken to make these sources more acceptable to consumers.

The 28th International Symposium on Separation Sciences will be held in Messina, Italy on September 22–25, 2024, featuring oral and poster presentations as well as opportunities for the competitive to demonstrate their separation science prowess.

Combining different types of omics data offers tantalizing opportunities to gain a more comprehensive overview of cellular systems. This article will explore some of the latest advances in multiomics analysis that have opened up new frontiers in cell biology.

In this article, Asim Siddiqui explores the emerging ability of proteomics to reveal new biomarkers for disease.