This experiment shows the synthesis of n-bromopropane, step by step. By reacting propan-1-ol with sodium bromide and sulfuric acid, we generate hydrobromic acid in situ, which replaces the hydroxyl ...

YouTuber Alfie Deyes opened up to his followers about his life-changing achalasia diagnosis, which finally solved the medical mystery that had impacted his life for over a decade Alfie Deyes ...

Injecting a fatty acid that is used to make very long fat molecules into the eyes of elderly mice improved their vision for up to a month, indicating that the natural compound could potentially be ...

Health officials have warned that long-term use of acid reflux drugs to combat indigestion could increase the risk of developing a potentially deadly bacterial infection. Acid reflux—when stomach acid ...

Changes in vision are often a common sign of aging. But what if we could reverse age-related visual decline? In a new study, UC Irvine researchers explore a possible therapy for addressing "aging" in ...

The stalker who arranged for acid to be thrown in Katie Piper's face is making his first bid for parole with a rare three-day hearing. Daniel Lynch, 49, was jailed for life in 2009 for organising the ...

Paula Gresty would gasp in pain as the terrible - and all-too-familiar - scorching sensation rose up into her throat at night. 'It was as though someone had lit a fire in my stomach,' she says. 'It ...

These are the vile texts sent by two Merseyside gangsters as they plotted to stab a rival in the legs and blind him with acid. Philip Waugh, 40, asked known "Deli mob" enforcer Jonathan Gordon to ...

Three men have been arrested after a suspected acid attack at a pub left a dad-of-two with facial injuries. Adam Tickner, an assistant headteacher, was with his wife and friends at Ye Arrow pub on ...