Skin glow from fruits and vegetables ‘more attractive than a tan’
Eating lots of fruits and vegetables can give you a skin glow more attractive than that caused by tanning, according to a new study, and It is all down to carotenoids.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Breaking bacterial biofilm layer could resolve serious skin infections and save lives
Like a protective tent over a colony of harmful bacteria, biofilms make the treatment of skin infections especially difficult.
Photodynamic therapy vs. cryotherapy for actinic keratoses
Photodynamic therapy (PDT, which uses topical agents and light to kill tissue) appears to better clear actinic keratoses (AKs, a common skin lesion caused by sun damage) at three months after...
GPs develop audit to save NHS millions in the battle against skin cancer
The Royal College of General Practitioners is calling for all GPs who carry out practice-based dermatological surgery to record and upload their figures as part of a UK-wide information gathering...
First clinical trial for new skin wound-healing compound is a success
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientist Robert Gourdie developed a wound-healing peptide while researching how electrical signals trigger heartbeats.
Ecologically hyper-diverse fungus that causes dandruff tracked to deep sea vents
A ubiquitous skin fungus linked to dandruff, eczema and other itchy, flaky maladies in humans has now been tracked to even further global reaches - including Hawaiian coral reefs and the extreme...
Researchers identify proteins critical to wound healing
Mice missing two important proteins of the vascular system develop normally and appear healthy in adulthood, as long as they don't become injured.
Patient, tumor characteristics for high-mitotic rate melanoma
A study in Australia examined patient and tumor characteristics for melanomas with higher mitotic rates (a marker of tumor cell growth) in an effort to increase earlier detection of this aggressive...
Baldness cured with bone marrow disease drug in alopecia areata patients
A drug called ruxolitinib restored hair in patients with alopecia areata - an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss - according to the early results of a clinical trial.
Seeking out skin creams that contain toxic mercury
As countries try to rid themselves of toxic mercury pollution, some people are slathering and even injecting creams containing the metal onto or under their skin to lighten it, putting themselves and...