Skincare

May 19 2023

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One step closer to developing a potentially ultraprotective sunscreen from our own melanin

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Researchers have announced a major advance in understanding the fundamental structure of melanin and one of its components that turns light into heat, protecting the body from sun damage.

Apr 26 2023

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Researchers reveal an ancient mechanism for wound repair

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The study is the first to identify a damage response pathway that is distinct from but parallel to the classical pathway triggered by pathogens.

Apr 22 2023

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Wearable patch can painlessly deliver drugs through the skin

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A wearable patch applies painless ultrasonic waves to the skin, creating tiny channels that drugs can pass through.

Apr 20 2023

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The wound dressing that can reveal infection

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A nanocellulose wound dressing that can reveal early signs of infection without interfering with the healing process has been developed.

Apr 19 2023

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How electricity can heal wounds three times as fast

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Chronic wounds are a major health problem for diabetic patients and the elderly — in extreme cases they can even lead to amputation. Using electric stimulation, researchers have developed a...

Apr 19 2023

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Oral barrier is similar in ceramide composition to skin barrier

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Acylceramides and protein-bound ceramides are vital for the formation of the oral barrier in mice, similar to their role in skin, protecting from infection.

Apr 19 2023

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Scientists track evolution of microbes on the skin’s surface

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Researchers have discovered that Staphylococcus aureus can rapidly evolve within a single person’s microbiome. They found that in people with eczema, S. aureus tends to evolve to a variant with...

Apr 04 2023

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Boosting the body’s anti-viral immune response may eliminate aging cells

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Aging cells express a protein that is produced by human cytomegalovirus and is targeted by certain immune cells in the body. Harnessing the immune response to this protein could have...

Apr 04 2023

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Scientists see anti-aging potential in an invasive weed

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The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious weed, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components that could make it useful as a skin protectant,...

Apr 02 2023

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Candidate found to inhibit malignant melanoma growth

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Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key factors in the tumor microenvironment, which have been implicated in cancer cell progression. It has also been reported that vesicles called exosomes produced by these...