Month: October 2022

Oct 29 2022

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New tech aims to reduce racial disparities in blood measurements

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Researchers have published findings that illustrate how a new device measures hemoglobin more accurately in individuals with darker skin pigmentations.

Oct 28 2022

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Why some people are mosquito magnets

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The female mosquito will hunt down any human, but some of us get bitten far more than others. The answer why may be hidden in our skin.

Oct 21 2022

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Extreme weather events have a significant negative impact on skin disease

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The skin is a large, complex organ, and it serves as the body’s primary interface with the environment, playing key roles in sensory, thermoregulatory, barrier, and immunological functioning. As floods,...

Oct 21 2022

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Thirdhand smoke can trigger skin diseases, study finds

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Researchers have found that acute exposure of the skin to thirdhand smoke — residual pollutants from tobacco smoke that remain on surfaces and in dust after tobacco has been smoked...

Oct 01 2022

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Modelling the use of Beta Radiation in cancer treatment

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A new article pits the gold standard simulation method used to calculate the interaction of the ionizing radiation with matter and estimate the radiation dose delivered to a target organ...