Combining SNAPs with antibiotics shows enhanced synergistic efficacy against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa biofilms.

Biofilm infections are associated with a high mortality risk for patients. Antibiotics perform poorly against biofilm communities, so high doses and prolonged treatments are often used in clinical settings. We investigated the pairwise interactions of two synthetic nano-engineered antimicrobial polymers (SNAPs).

An anatomy of carewashing: Corporate branding and the commodification of care during Covid-19.

This article defines 'carewashing' as commercial branding strategies which commodify care and attempt to increase corporate profit, and provides the first theorisation and historicisation of the term. The first section of the article situates 'carewashing' in relation to longer-term strategies of corporate 'social responsibility' and cause-related marketing. The second shows how established corporate practices are being reinvented in an era of Covid-19 and amidst profound neoliberal instability.

Transcriptome Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Infection in an Pig Model of the Cystic Fibrosis Lung.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the predominant cause of chronic biofilm infections that form in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF). These infections are highly resistant to antibiotics and persist for years in the respiratory tract. One of the main research challenges is that current laboratory models do not accurately replicate key aspects of a P.

The Effect of Anonymous Computer-Mediated Communication on State Anxiety: An Experimental Study.

This study examined the effect of anonymous computer-mediated communication (CMC) on state anxiety, specifically focusing on whether the valence of the interaction affected state anxiety before completing an anxiety-inducing task. Sixty-two female participants aged 18-25 were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: positive CMC, negative CMC, and blog. Self-report measures of state anxiety were taken at baseline; after participants had been given instructions about the anxiety-inducing task; after 10 minutes of CMC/blog writing; and after the anxiety-inducing task had been completed.