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Dec 21 2024

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This prototype sunscreen protects your skin and cools you off, too

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Wearing sunscreen is important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation but doesn’t cool people off. However, a new formula protects against both UV light and...

Dec 20 2024

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Prosthetic material could help reduce infections from intravenous catheters

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Researchers created realistic, skin-like replicas made of Ecoflex, a type of silicone rubber that can potentially serve as a platform to evaluate risks of bacterial infections from intravenous catheters and...

Dec 13 2024

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Feeling itchy? Study suggests novel way to treat inflammatory skin conditions

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A new approach to treat rosacea and other inflammatory skin conditions could be on the horizon, according to a new study.

Nov 26 2024

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Self-assembling proteins can be used for higher performance, more sustainable skincare products

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Researchers have created a novel protein-based gel as a potential ingredient in sustainable and high-performance personal skincare products (PSCPs). This protein-based material, named Q5, could transform the rheological — or...

Nov 23 2024

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Scientists identify key mechanism in development of skin cancer

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Researchers have discovered how the interplay between a key protein and an endolysosomal ion channel promotes tumor development in skin cancer.

Nov 22 2024

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Study uncovers potential new target for treatment of chronic, debilitating skin disease

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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an immune disease that affects up to 4% of the global population and causes painful, recurring skin lesions and inflammation, primarily in the folds of the...

Nov 22 2024

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Scientists develop breakthrough culture system to unlock secrets of skin microbiome

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The skin microbiome plays a key role in skin health and disease. While imbalances in skin microbiome composition are linked to disease, studying it has been challenging due to limited...

Nov 21 2024

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Study identifies subtypes of fibroblasts in skin cancer

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A study provides insights into the diversity of cancer-associated fibroblasts in white and black skin cancer and describes their different immunomodulatory roles in the tumor environment. The results are relevant...

Nov 19 2024

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A new model to explore the epidermal renewal

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The mechanisms underlying skin renewal are still poorly understood. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a protein involved in regulating inflammatory responses, could be a game changer. A team has observed it for the...

Nov 16 2024

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Remote telemedicine tool found highly accurate in diagnosing melanoma

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Collecting images of suspicious-looking skin growths and sending them off-site for specialists to analyze is as accurate in identifying skin cancers as having a dermatologist examine them in person, a...