Molecular-scale roughness identified as factor in bacterias ability to stick to surfaces
...in as an important factor in microbes1s ability to adhere to some of these materials. Dr. Bruce E. Logan, the Kappe professor of environmental engineering, says, "Reducing bacterial adhesion is necessary for preventing tooth decay, the contamination of implants in humans, and the contamination of silico...Measuring alcohol levels in breath, blood and now the brain
...ectly positioned in membranes. Alcohol appears to adhere to or stick to membranes, thereby disrupting receptor positioning, which leads to altered brain function, intoxication, tolerance, and the development of alcohol problems. "For the first time," said Kaufman, "this study documents in the living hu...Clinical trial will test controlled 'drug holidays' to counter HIV
... It is also complex and burdensome for patients to adhere to, and it is often accompanied by disturbing, potentially dangerous side effects. While patients are under therapy, however, the number of viruses in their blood drops, and the immune system recovers its ability to respond. Researchers at The Wistar...Clot-busting drugs don't benefit older heart attack patients
...," he says. "In addition, hospitals do not always adhere to the rigorous protocols that govern research trials, so the results in actual nationwide practice may be different."...Northwestern team identifies first enzyme in mammalian circadian clock
... normal circadian rhythms of sleep and wakefulness adhere to a 24-hour cycle. When something is awry, the sleep-wake cycle is thrown off its normal pattern. In mammals, the clock's feedback loop begins when a pair of proteins in the cell's nucleus, activation proteins called CLOCK-BMAL1, bind to and tur...Strict diets required for chronic disease management may increase risk of unhealthy eating behaviors
Young women with diseases that require them to adhere to a strict diet may be more vulnerable to a range...ntaining foods can't be properly metabolized, must adhere to strict diet regimens. Since diabetics don't produce enough insulin, a hormone that helps the bod...The genetics of aging: New study says cell division errors may be the common link
...matrix, a scaffolding to which most kinds of cells adhere and which modulates cellular functions. The scientists believe that the multiplicity of genes in these two classes compared to the smaller number of genes involved in other cellular processes may reflect a different level of coordinated regulation be...Time important in transporting critically injured to trauma centers
... to a trauma center also is a factor. "Paramedics adhere to pre-established protocols in transporting trauma patients, so our studies showed an amazing consistency in the injury-to-hospital-arrival time interval regardless of the severity of injury," Cornwell says. "By contrast, in the non-EMS group, the m......ming to fruition. The mechanisms by which bacteria adhere to and grow on the teeth as biofilm communities, and then convert sugar to acids that damage the enamel, after enamel are extremely complicated," Mangan said. "Dr. Hillman's work exploits this knowledge in a clever, yet scientifically feasible manne...University of Chicago researchers uncover first steps in cell-cell adhesion process
...cago describe in detail how neighboring skin cells adhere to one another to form sealed barriers. Without tight seals, the skin could not perform its primary function as a continuous barrier that keeps germs out and essential body fluids in. Their findings were published in the January 21 issue of the...UNC-CH biologists identify new order of marine fungi
...aid. Whatever they hit more than a foot away, they adhere to. Snails and other invertebrates lunch on some, while tiny fish sup on those that plop in the water. Propagules not eaten themselves germinate and begin to break down leaves of dead needlerush, a marsh plant common in the eastern United States....Molecular fats prevent nerve sheath abnormality
...osition and the lateral myelin loops that normally adhere tightly to the axon appeared unwound. Moreover, a protein thought to play an important role in myelin adhesion was not concentrated in its usual location. "In the face of these abnormalities, the electrical impulse will be abnormal down the length o...Mechanism found that appears to keep body tissues together
...hbors," Leckband said. "We found that the proteins adhere strongest when they overlap completely; notwhen just their ends touch, as the model had suggested. In fact, ourmeasurements indicate that the ends of the proteins contribute very little tothe binding process." One of the scientists' most surprising ...When opposites don't attract: Understanding why may support new biomaterials, Science paper suggests
...mbranes. One would expect that the particles would adhere and cover the entire membranesurface. However, the experiments show that, frequently, only a small fractionof the membrane area is covered by adhering particles. Why do the remainingbare, oppositely charged surfaces repel particle adhesion? The resea...New study establishes when pregnancy starts
...ds to reject fertilized eggs that take too long to adhere to thelining because they may be less fit, the researchers say. On day 11, more than50 percent of pregnancies fail and on day 12, that number jumps to more 80percent. A report on the findings appears in Thursday's issue (June 10) of theNew...Mechanism For Fungal Adherence Found, Possible Key To Disease
...hese filaments were able to adhere so strongly to the mucosalepithelial cells, ...d and tested its ability to adhere to human oral mucosalcells. Without the protein, there was a five-fold reduct...New Biomaterial May Replace Arteries, Knee Cartilage
...w that Salubria isbiocompatible: Platelets do not adhere to it in significant quantities, andthus the chance of blood clots is greatly reduced, Ku explained. Such has beenthe problem with Dacron, which surgeons have used for artery replacement in theabdomen and legs since its development in the 1950s. Othe...Reusing Ag Drainage Water An Option For West Side Farm Sustainability
...ntroduction counteracts soil particles' tendencyto adhere together and form a layer that resists water infiltration and causesrainwater to pond in the field. Untreated soil dries to rock-like hardness. In a complex chemical process, gypsum maintains the pores in the soil throughwhich water and air can penet...One In Three Doctors Recommends Herbal Supplements To Patients
...are industry as awhole. Part of that charge is to adhere to the guidelines set forth in theDietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) and to self-police theindustry for unfair or misleading marketing tactics. Pharmaton Natural HealthProducts is the U.S. consumer products division of Boehringer In......ng genetic counseling andevaluate how closely they adhere to screening recommendations. We also want tofind out more about how personal considerations, such as insurance and jobdiscrimination, interfere with use of available genetic tests and information. And, finally, we want to obtain a definitive epidem...