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Antioxidant Found in Berries, Other Foods Prevents UV Skin Damage That Leads to Wrinkles
piggy submitted, created time 10 months 3 weeks (www.sciencedaily.com)
Using a topical application of the antioxidant ellagic acid, researchers at Hallym University in the Republic of Korea markedly prevented collagen destruction and inflammatory response – major causes of wrinkles -- in both human skin cells and the sensitive skin of hairless mice following continuing exposure to UV-B, the sun's skin-damaging ultraviolet radioactive rays.
Ji-Young Bae, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Young-Hee Kang, presented results of the two-part study on Tuesday, April 21, at the Experimental Biology 2009 meeting in New Orleans 
Immune Cells in Skin Fight Off Infection Better Than the Rest
sea-maid submitted, created time 11 months 1 week (www.sciencedaily.com)
Scientists at the University of Melbourne have published results detailing the local action of immune cells in the skin, which could improve treatment of viral skin infections.
Master Regulator of Skin Formation Discovered
sea-maid submitted, created time 11 months 3 weeks (www.sciencedaily.com)
Researchers at Oregon State University have found one gene in the human body that appears to be a master regulator for skin development, in research that could help address everything from skin diseases such as eczema or psoriasis to the wrinkling of skin as people age.
Skin Color Studies on Tadpoles Lead to Cancer Advance
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.sciencedaily.com)
The humble tadpole could provide the key to developing effective anti-skin cancer drugs, thanks to a groundbreaking discovery by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Fingerprints and our sense of touch
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.nature.com)
A writeup in Nature magazine gives us a reason for fingerprints (and it's not so that we can have five million crime dramas in prime time): the ridges at the ends of our fingertips amplify vibrations, enhancing our sense of touch.
FDA: Epilepsy drug may be risky for Asians
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 3 months (www.fda.gov)
FDA is investigating new preliminary data regarding a potential increased risk of serious skin reactions including Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) from phenytoin therapy in Asian patients positive for a particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, HLA-B*1502. This allele occurs almost exclusively in patients with ancestry across broad areas of Asia, including Han Chinese, Filipinos, Malaysians, South Asian Indians, and Thais
Light Triggers New Code for Brain Cells
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
Brain cells can adopt a new chemical code in response to cues from the outside world, scientists working with tadpoles at the University of California, San Diego report in the journal Nature.
The discovery opens the possibility that brain chemistry could be selectively altered by stimulating specific circuits to remedy low levels of neural chemicals that underlie some human ailments.
Dark tadpoles don pale camouflage when exposed to bright light
Tumorigenesis: Keeping a watchful eye
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.nature.com)
Disruptions in the delicate balance between keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation can contribute towards the development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin — a common human malignancy. It has been proposed that innate surveillants, molecules that promote terminal keratinocyte differentiation, exist in the skin to prevent carcinogenesis, but the conclusive identification of such proteins has not yet been achieved
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (news.bbc.co.uk)
You know those fluorescent bulbs that save so much energy (and money) and have been promoted by everyone from environmental groups to Wal-Mart? Well they emit UV light.
So should you chuck them in the trash (Oh, this is a BBC article. I'd better say "bin.")? Nope! According to the British Health Protection Agency, being within one foot of an exposed coil is no more dangerous than being outside on a sunny day. Bulbs that are covered up by casings are even less troublesome
Cosmetics companies mince words
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.nytimes.com)
The next time you pick up a bottle of shampoo or moisturizer, take a look at the label. Does it claim to contain stem cells or growth hormone? For people who hang out on this website, the thought is probably, "Wait. Laboratories have a hard enough time growing their own stem cells. Who the #@%& is $#%!headed enough to put them in a 'rejuvenating night cream'?!"
It's hype. Of course it's hype
kavin submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.medscape.com)
Four commonly used moisturizers promoted skin cancers in mouse studies.
Mice are not men. But the unexpected finding suggests that these — and perhaps other products — may not be as safe as they're thought to be.
The moisturizers tested in the study were Dermabase, Dermovan (a wholesale-only product discontinued in 2006), Eucerin Original Moisturizing Cream, and Vanicream.
In a mouse model of sun-related skin cancer, frequent application of each product resulted in more skin tumors and faster tumor growth, says study leader Allan H
Breaking out new ideas on molting
kavin submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.jcb.org)
Alison Frand believes that understanding the molting process of the nematode worm, C. elegans, might provide new insights into diseases affecting humans. Some of the potential medical benefits lie in the similarities between the worms' exoskeleton and our own skin and connective tissues, while other benefits might lie in the unique aspects of worm molting. Alison Frand is using RNAi, GFP-PEST, and other state-of-the-art tools to study molting in worms.
Stem cell treatment leaves boy with recessive epidermolysis bullosa improving daily
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.latimes.com)
Two-year-old Nate Liao is eating solid food, playing with his sibs and generally running around and getting into things. The reason? His body has started producing collagen VII, the material that anchor's a person's skin to the rest of his body. Before he was treated, the least contact could cause bruising and blisters. Eating anything non-liquid could tear the lining of his esophagus.
Some of Nate's doctors are suggesting that epidermolysis bullosa be taken "off the incurable list." Little Nate was given a mixture of bone marrow and cord blood stem cells
Mice Sniff Out Oxygen With Their Skin
lily0558 submitted, created time 1 year 10 months (www.cell.com)
In this paper, researchers have found that a mouse's skin can sense oxygen levels in the air and that it helps regulate the number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells in the body. It is potential that human skin may behave the same way, which could open the door for new ways to boost blood cell levels for athletes seeking to gain an edge or patients with anemia. But they don't yet know how the skin senses the gas.It maybe because of mouse skin containing the same oxygen-sensitive potassium channels as the lung. Humans also carry the HIF-1α gene
Vincent submitted, created time 1 year 11 months (content.nejm.org)
Atopic dermatitis, or eczema, is a common skin disease that is often associated with other atopic disorders, such as allergic rhinitis and asthma 1. The clinical manifestations of atopic dermatitis vary with age; three stages can often be identified. In infancy, the first eczematous lesions usually emerge on the cheeks and the scalp. Scratching, which frequently starts a few weeks later, causes crusted erosions. During childhood, lesions involve flexures, the nape, and the dorsal aspects of the limbs. In adolescence and adulthood, lichenified plaques affect the flexures, head, and neck
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