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Mar 14 2025

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Wrong on skin care: keratinocytes, not fibroblasts, make collagen for healthy skin

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Challenging the long-standing belief that fibroblasts produce skin collagen, researchers have investigated collagen formation in the ‘glass-skinned’ amphibian axolotl and other vertebrates. They discovered that keratinocytes, the surface cells of...

Mar 13 2025

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Blind to the burn: Misconceptions about skin cancer risk in the US

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Experiencing five or more severe sunburns between the ages of 15 and 20 increases the risk of melanoma by 80% and nonmelanoma skin cancer by 68%. This study is among...

Mar 11 2025

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Is red wine a healthier choice than white wine? Uncorking the cancer risks

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Researchers have conducted a study that scours ‘the vast and often contradictory literature on the carcinogenicity of red and white wine’ to assess whether this assumption holds up, and to...

Mar 08 2025

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Researchers create gel that can self-heal like human skin

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Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate high stiffness or natural skin’s self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers has developed a hydrogel with a...

Mar 05 2025

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New treatment option for psoriasis discovered

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Psoriasis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases, affecting around 250,000 people in Austria. While previous treatment approaches have mainly focused on inhibiting pro-inflammatory immune cells, a...

Feb 26 2025

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Hormones may have therapeutic potential to prevent wrinkles, hair graying

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Hormones may be leveraged to treat and prevent signs of aging such as wrinkles and hair graying, according to a new study.

Feb 25 2025

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Dermatology researchers discover new skin disease using innovative diagnostic platform

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Researchers described a new skin disease in a male patient with erythroderma, causing 80 percent of his skin to be covered with red, exfoliating skin lesions that itched and burned....

Feb 23 2025

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Plant-rich, low saturated-fat diet associated with reduced psoriasis severity

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A diet of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy foods and lean meats, low in salt and sugar, is associated with reduced psoriasis severity, new research finds.

Feb 15 2025

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Scientists develop novel self-healing electronic skin for health monitoring

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Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in wearable health technology by developing a novel self-healing electronic skin (E-Skin) that repairs itself in seconds after damage. This could potentially transform the landscape...

Feb 04 2025

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A light-activated drug to fight psoriasis

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Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself mainly with skin symptoms (dryness, itching, scaly skin, abnormal patches and plaques). It affects about 2% of the population and is...