A compound that is an active ingredient in plants commonly used in Chinese medicine prevents biofilm formation on polystyrene and polycarbonate surfaces by Staphylococcus aureus. The research suggests ...
Maine researchers have identified a plant-based compound that prevents infectious biofilm formation. The new compound may help to combat the rise in antibiotic resistance. The applications include ...
It has only recently become known that two parallel systems of blood formation exist in the body, originating from different ...
Houston, Texas, United States, July 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iCRYO, a global leading provider of health and wellness services, welcome Corey Anderson, MD; W. Paul ...
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have applied ideas from polymer physics to illuminate the mechanism behind a key pathology in Alzheimer's disease, the formation of fibrils of tau ...
The formation of biofilms on plastic medical devices protect bacteria from the body’s natural defenses against infection, and integrating antimicrobials in the materials is a commonly used method to ...
New York (MedscapeWire) Feb 2 — Fungi are known to have the ability to coat medical implants with thin films causing serious complications in patients with hip and valve replacements. In fact, every ...
THE WOODLANDS, TX, Jan. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Autonomix Medical, Inc. (“Autonomix” or the “Company”), a medical device company focused on advancing innovative technologies to revolutionize how ...
Researchers in the United States and Japan have discovered a new mechanism that links age-related cartilage tissue stiffening with the repression of a key protein associated with longevity. These ...
An amyloid is a fibrous material made from protein. A protein is a chain of amino acids and, unlike other polymers, the way this chain is arranged in 3D is often unique. The building blocks of protein ...