Biomedical researchers at Texas A&M University may have discovered a way to stop or even reverse the decline of cellular energy production—a finding that could have revolutionary effects across medici...

Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached defiance, joy and endurance in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81.

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Polyphenols, natural compounds abundant in phenolic structures, have received widespread attention due to their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and anticancer properties, making them valuable for biomedical applications. However, the green synthesis of polyphenol-based materials with economical and environmentally friendly strategies is of great significance. In this study, a multifunctional wound dressing was achieved by introducing polyphenol-based materials of copper phosphate–tannic acid with a flower-like structure (Cu–TA NFs), which show the reactive oxygen species scavenging performance. This strategy endowed the electrospun wound dressing, composed of poly(caprolactone)-coated gum arabic–poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibers (GPP), with the antibacterial and antibiofilm properties. Our research demonstrates that GPP/Cu–TA NFs are effective against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Furthermore, the developed GPP/Cu–TA NFs showed excellent hemocompatibility and biocompatibility. These results suggest that the synergistic properties of this multifunctional polyphenol platform (GPP/Cu–TA NFs) make it a promising candidate for the further development of wound dressing materials.

There is a military axiom that if your positions are encircled by far superior forces, you will inevitably be annihilated,  unless you break out. I have been a member of our labor movement and left wi...

The true sangha, as the Buddha envisioned it, is a community of individuals committed to treading the path of liberation. Whether large or small, the role of the sangha is to support each other’s p…

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Number 10 has defended Boris Johnson for boasting of shaking hands with “everybody” at a hospital on the same day the Government’s scientific advis...

In March 2011, EPA issued the Second Prospective Report which looked at the results of the Clean Air Act from 1990 to 2020 to assess the benefits and the costs of the entire Clean Air Act.