Czech Republic

Able to take advantage of a €2 European funding stimulus in 2009, the Czech Republic is one of Europe's top 5 centers for biotechnology companies. In just over decade, the Czech Republic ha...

Contraceptive sponge

Medullary Sponge Kidney

Health Tip: A Dirty Sponge Spreads Germs

-- You use your sponge to clean your kitchen, but do you clean your sponge? Without careful cleaning, a sponge can soak up bacteria and spread it around. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers...

Boldt has never worked in the Czech Republic

A recent article stated that Joachim Boldt has left Germany and is rumoured to be working as an anaesthetist, possibly in the Czech Republic.1With regard to the Czech Republic, this rumour is untrue.....

First evidence of fish sensing geomagnetic fields from a Czech Christmas market

Carp stored in large tubs at Czech Christmas markets align themselves in the north-south direction, suggesting they possess a previously unknown capacity to perceive geomagnetic fields, according to a...

Czech authorities ban liquor after 19 poisoned

The Czech health minister has placed a total ban on the sale of liquor with over 20 percent alcohol, following 19 deaths attributed to methanol poisoning from bootleg spirits.

Genomic insights into the marine sponge microbiome

Marine sponges can contain dense and diverse microbial communities that can constitute up to 35% of the sponge biomass. In this Review, Hentschel and colleagues describe how genomic insights into both...

'RNA sponge' mechanism may cause ALS/FTD neurodegeneration

(Emory Health Sciences) The most common genetic cause of both ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and FTD (frontotemporal dementia) was recently identified as an alteration in the gene C9orf72. But ho...

Thrombin sponge speeds cervical spine surgery discharge

Application of a thrombin-soaked sponge after posterior cervical spine surgery allows patients to leave hospital earlier than normally expected, suggests research.

Medical marijuana goes on sale in Czech pharmacies

Medical marijuana legally went on sale Tuesday in pharmacies across the Czech Republic for patients suffering from cancer, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis or psoriasis.

A Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Sponge for the Selective Absorption of Oil from Water.

We present a sugar-templated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) sponge for the selective absorption of oil from water. The process for fabricating the PDMS sponge does not require any intricate synthesis pro...

A colorimetric proton sponge.

1,8-Bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene ("Proton Sponge") and bromomaleic anhydride react quickly at room temperature, generating 3-(4,5-bis(dimethylamino)napthalen-1-yl)furan-2,5-dione (4-maleicanhydridopr...

An analysis of bone regeneration at a segmental bone defect by controlled release of bone morphogenetic protein 2 from a biodegradable sponge composed of gelatin and β-tricalcium phosphate.

To treat large bone defects is a clinically challenging problem and utilizing tissue engineering technology is an attractive approach for overcoming such a problem. Previously, a biodegradable sponge...

Meeting Report: 1st International Symposium on Sponge Microbiology.

The success of the 1st International Symposium on Sponge Microbiology reflects the growing interest of the scientific community in this new and emerging field. Research themes of the symposium include...

Gentamicin Sponge for Infection Prophylaxis in Colorectal Surgery.

To the Editor: Bennett-Guerrero et al. (Sept. 9 issue)(1) report a lack of benefit of the gentamicin-collagen sponge in the prevention of surgical-site infection after colorectal surgery. This finding...