A step toward a new sunscreen?
August 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Plant agents show promise in preventing skin cancer
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, U.S.A. Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio are on to something that should bring joy to sunbathers everywhere. Studies show that certain plant substances, administered in combinations, have the ability to suppress skin cancer development in susceptible mice.
UV-B treatment may improve psoriasis and vitamin D levels
August 15, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Treatment with narrow-band UV-B rays may increase serum levels of vitamin D in the wintertime while clearing psoriasis, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Probiotics use in mothers limits eczema in their babies
July 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Mothers who drank milk with a probiotic supplement during and after pregnancy were able to cut the incidence of eczema in their children by almost half, a new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology has shown.
Scientists create artificial human skin using tissue engineering
April 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Jose Maria Jimenez Rodriguez
josemaria755@gmail.com
34-665-242-152
University of Granada
Treat acne with coconut oil and nano-bombs
April 13, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Daniel Kane
dbkane@ucsd.edu
858-534-3262
University of California - San Diego Read more
U of I study: Lack of omega-6 fatty acid linked to severe dermatitis
Contact: Phyllis Picklesimer
p-pickle@illinois.edu
217-244-2827
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
URBANA University of Illinois scientists have learned that a specific omega-6 fatty acid may be critical to maintaining skin health.
Skin transplant offers new hope to vitiligo patients
March 8, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: David Olejarz
dolejar1@hfhs.org
313-874-4094
Henry Ford Health System
In the first study of its kind in the United States, Henry Ford Hospital showed that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for treating vitiligo.
Novel nanotechnology heals abscesses caused by resistant staph bacteria
December 21, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Deirdre Branley
sciencenews@einstein.yu.edu
718-430-3101
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read more
Aggressive microdermabrasion induces wound-healing response in aging skin
October 20, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Microdermabrasion using a coarse diamond-studded instrument appears to induce molecular changes in the skin of older adults that mimic the way skin is remodeled during the wound healing process, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Study reveals new role of vitamin C in skin protection
September 10, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Scientists have uncovered a new role played by Vitamin C in protecting the skin.
Researchers at the University of Leicester and Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology in Portugal studied new protective properties of vitamin C in cells from the human skin, which could lead to better skin regeneration.
