News tagged with surface layer


The skin aging regulator

Despite progress in regenerative medicine, with age, the skin loses its properties in an irreversible manner. The ATIP-Avenir team "Epidermal homeostasis and tumorigenesis" directed by Chloé Féral, an Inserm ...

Medical research created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research shows some people predisposed for recurrent C. difficile infection

University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have found that some patients appear to be more predisposed for recurrent infection from the bacterium Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, and that it may advance to a more seriou ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surface layer effectively kills malaria mosquitoes in rice paddies

A thin, liquid layer applied on the surface of inundated rice paddies effectively kills malaria mosquito larvae without having an impact on other aquatic life. Rice yield remains the same and water was saved because of the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0