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Aug 15 2020

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Scientists demonstrate how genetic variations cause eczema

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New research delineates how two relatively common variations in a gene called KIF3A are responsible for an impaired skin barrier that allows increased water loss from the skin, promoting the...

Aug 05 2020

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Scientists develop new way to deliver more drugs through the skin

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Scientists have showed that applying ‘temporal pressure’ to the skin of mice can create a new way to deliver drugs.

Aug 05 2020

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The wrong track: How papillomaviruses trick the immune system

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Specific antibodies protect us against viral infections – or do they not? Researchers studied the immune response to papillomaviruses in mice and discovered a hitherto unknown mechanism by which the...

Jul 31 2020

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‘Drawn-on-skin’ electronics offer breakthrough in wearable monitors

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Researchers have reported a new form of electronics known as ‘drawn-on-skin electronics,’ allowing multifunctional sensors and circuits to be drawn on the skin with an ink pen.

Jul 25 2020

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Getting under the skin of psoriasis

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Psoriasis afflicts millions of people worldwide, but treatments are limited to small molecules like steroids, which can cause skin thinning and lose their effectiveness over time. Medical researchers have circumvented...

Jul 23 2020

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Skin stem cells shuffle sugars as they age

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Researchers have shown by in vitro experimentation that changes of glycans in mouse epidermal stem cells may serve as a biomarker of aging. Further, by overexpression of specific glycogenes in...

Jul 21 2020

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The hair-raising reason for goosebumps

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Researchers have discovered that the cells that cause goosebumps are also important for regulating the stem cells that regenerate hair. In the skin, the muscle that contracts to create goosebumps...

Jul 14 2020

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The new tattoo: Drawing electronics on skin

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One day, people could monitor their own health conditions by simply picking up a pencil and drawing a bioelectronic device on their skin. In a new study, engineers demonstrated that...

Jul 03 2020

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Study supports link between COVID-19 and ‘COVID Toes’

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A new study provides evidence supporting a link between ‘COVID toes’ — red sores or lesions on the feet and hands in children and young adults — and COVID-19.

Jul 03 2020

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In mouse study, black raspberries show promise for reducing skin inflammation

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In a study done with mice, researchers found that a diet high in black raspberries reduced inflammation from contact hypersensitivity — a condition that causes redness and inflammation in the...