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Scientists at the I-STEM Institute have recently announced the development of a new type of artificial skin cells, which was obtained directly from human embryonic stem cells. In a paper published in the November 21 issue of the scientific journal Lancet, the team reports that the entire epidermis was created using h... |
20 November 2009
10:49 GMT |
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A group of researchers has determined that, among Caucasians, the color of a person's face is a major factor in determining their attractiveness level for individuals of the opposite gender. A yellowish, light complexion has been determined to be the healthiest, and therefore the most appealing, by a set of expe... |
17 November 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Days ago, the Internet almost went ablaze when a photo of baseball pro Sammy Sosa emerged, showing him with obviously much lighter skin tone. Speculation of him bleaching his skin to appear “whiter” immediately started to make the rounds but, strangely enough, no matter how intense the rumors go... |
12 November 2009
10:15 GMT |
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A few days ago, a photo of retired Major League Baseball right fielder Sammy Sosa surfaced online, showing him with a much lighter skin tone than what he used to have a while back. As imagined, speculation immediately began on whether Sosa was suffering from Vitiligo or whether he was doing something to make himself ... |
10 November 2009
11:28 GMT |
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We’re all constantly looking for ways to turn back the hands of time, whether it’s by using better cosmetic products or by paying thousands of dollars in a lifetime to dermatologists or, depending on the case, to plastic surgeons. London-based French cosmetic doctor Daniel Sister has just the answer to he... |
2 November 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Of all beautification procedures, dermabrasion might be one of the most frowned upon, not so much because it doesn’t return the promised results, but rather because many misconceptions about it still stand, regardless of recent discoveries. On this note, a recent study comes to show that, where the reduction of... |
22 October 2009
15:31 GMT |
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PureEnergy Solutions Inc. has announced a limited-edition, pink WildCharge Skin for the iPhone and iPod touch, which allows the mobile devices to charge wire-free when they are placed on the WildCharger Pad or other WildCharge technology-enabled surface. The Skins are also available for BlackBerry devices. The compan... |
15 October 2009
10:50 GMT |
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We all know that a bath is, reportedly, the best way to unwind after a long and stressful day at work. According to many specialists, all they say about the benefits of a bath is more than just myth – and certainly not only a woman’s prerogative. With this in mind, Shape Magazine has set out to offer &ldq... |
12 October 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Skin cancer is one of the most widespread forms of the disease, and it hits regardless of the age group, social status and other socio-economic factors. Its causes have not yet been precisely determined, but one of the main culprits for new cancer cases is the sun. Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation can trig... |
10 October 2009
05:22 GMT |
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It’s long been known that ageing skin has little to do with gravity and more to do with the loss of volume (fat) in the face and the weakening of the muscles. To counteract this and successfully fight the signs of ageing, plastic surgery and injections have been commonly used, with non-invasive procedures begin... |
1 October 2009
13:31 GMT |
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It stands to reason that, until robots get human-like appearances, they will never be fully accepted socially. Experts are therefore currently working on ways of making this a reality, but defining what a human trait is proves to be extremely difficult. The best example for this is replicating the human skin. Advance... |
23 September 2009
16:11 GMT |
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We all know by now that many of the cosmetic products we use have ingredients that are actually derivates of ingredients found in many vegetables and plants. Sadly, we also know that many of the products we use have far from the awesome results their makers promise us, so what better way to get impeccable skin than t... |
22 September 2009
16:01 GMT |
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Pong Research has introduced the Pong iPhone Case, a protective sleeve that reduces users’ exposure to radiation from the phone’s antenna, according to the company. Pong Research is a new, research-driven company that develops technologies to improve environmental health. The company notes that concerns ... |
18 September 2009
10:05 GMT |
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Humans come in a variety of colors, from the darkest brown and black to the most translucent white, but evolutionary biologists don't know yet why these hues appeared, between 100,000 and 50,000 years ago. Their evolution is relatively short-lived, in that, for the largest part of human history, people were of o... |
2 September 2009
03:50 GMT |
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When considering the methods available to fight the most troublesome signs of old age, wrinkles and saggy skin, we all know that they are quite limited: either Botox, which freezes the muscles of the face, or fillers that add more volume to the face, making it plumper. However, as of late, a third option has started ... |
31 August 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Leishmaniasis is a disfiguring tropical disease, in which a trypanosome protozoa agent infecting the human body essentially eats away the flesh, causing severe wounds and, if left untreated, even death. For a long time, experts have wondered exactly how the microorganism thrives in the body without being challenged b... |
26 August 2009
06:46 GMT |
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With her perfect bone structure and a waif-like body that literally set a new standard for the modeling industry, Kate Moss is often hailed as the most successful supermodel in the world, even at 35, which, as we know, occasionally equals “old” in model years. However, recent pictures snapped while she wa... |
20 August 2009
13:21 GMT |
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As hard as it might seem to believe, this dermaroller that looks more like a torture instrument than a beauty device is credited with the ability to boost collagen, thus make skin plumper and better looking, and overall improve the condition of the skin. Its secret is the 90 steel micro-needles that ensure all beauty... |
6 August 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Doctors and health experts have been amazed by how fast and efficient the skin repairs itself since the dawn of time. Within just a few days, superficial scratches to the skin are healed without any trace, and with no scars. Special mechanisms inside the skin contribute to this effect, and experts have been looking f... |
3 August 2009
08:35 GMT |
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After giving birth, young moms are literally overwhelmed with worries, having to deal with situations they have never encountered and to which they don’t know how to react. As if this wasn’t enough, they also have to deal with the changes occurring in their body, such as the saggy skin on the stomach, the... |
31 July 2009
16:31 GMT |
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An international collaboration of scientists from the United States and Spain has successfully developed a method of analyzing the vapors that the human skin emits in real time. The experts believe that these substances, mostly fatty acids, are the chemical triggers that attract mosquitoes to us, and also the stuff t... |
22 July 2009
09:24 GMT |
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Never underestimate the power of sediments, anthropologists always say, as they can save valuable details over millions of years. And few are the circumstances in which they were more right. In their study of the fossilized remains of a duck-billed hadrosaur family specimen, they noticed cell-like structures imprinte... |
1 July 2009
10:12 GMT |
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The people at Infectious thought you might have grown bored of your iPhone's looks, therefore would entice you into buying a bunch of stickers that make your device look like a 1989 Nintendo GameBoy, designed by Michael Sison, of San Francisco, CA. Infectious skins are also available for iPods, laptops, cars, an... |
26 May 2009
03:11 GMT |
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This month is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and, as such, perhaps we should all do a checkup on ourselves to see whether sun exposure so far has caused any damage to our skin, damage that could potentially lead to more serious complications. In the context of increasing concerns about skin cancer, and with the hot seas... |
5 May 2009
13:21 GMT |
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A team of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden, and the University of North Carolina, in the US, working together with scientists from the Unilever company, have managed to discover what they call the skin sensors that are responsible for making us aware of the pleasurable kind of touches, BBC repor... |
13 April 2009
01:46 GMT |
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Stem cells are regarded by many as the next step in the science of curing people, on account of the fact that they have the potential to develop into any type of cell that a doctor may need to treat someone. For instance, there are researchers who say that, in the near future, human embryonic stem cells (hESC) could ... |
6 April 2009
15:01 GMT |
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In their constant search for the ideal peel to get the perfect complexion, women have countless allies. If dermabrasion is too drastic a procedure, there is also the option of a deep skin chemical peel, also known as the TCA peel, which can be gotten at home and shows impressive results in just a couple of days. With... |
14 March 2009
06:23 GMT |
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Every woman out there must know that cold weather and healthy, great looking skin are two elements that never do well together. Cream commercials and beauty magazines keep repeating that to us every winter but, somehow, the problem never seems to actually go away. This happens, dermatologists say, because we’re... |
17 February 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Just in case you ever wondered what you could do to make those red threads on the face or on your body go away, PopSugar has the answer. Sadly, it is not what you might have wanted because broken capillaries do no just go away like that – but we can still do plenty other things to make sure their appearance doe... |
19 January 2009
05:04 GMT |
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The cold season, together with countless other factors, can have very negative effects on our skin, and this is definitely far from a revelation. For those of us who already have dry skin, what winter brings is not only snow and frosty weather, but also the situation of having to take concrete action to fight off its... |
28 December 2008
03:16 GMT |
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Scientists from Australia's Centenary Institute managed to film the way the immune system actually responds to infections in real time, using state-of-the-art modern technology. They watched skin activity for a while, after which time they introduced the Leishmania parasite in the skin and watched how the pathog... |
4 December 2008
06:03 GMT |
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A new microbiology study revealed the intricate workings behind cellular permissiveness in detail for the first time. Researchers managed to study the protein that is responsible for the way skin cells behave when they must take various chemicals from the outside environment without letting harmful substances get in.... |
17 October 2008
05:21 GMT |
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Ever since we dared question whether protective cases for the iPhone were all so necessary, nothing but the best looking, multi-functional and sleek cases and skins have started popping up on the Internet. Think “someone” out there is an iPhone fan? Take the iSkin solo for iPhone 3G, for example. With the... |
4 September 2008
04:53 GMT |
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ShadesCases has released the new “Shades” for iPhone 3G and iPod. The cases are made from a semi-soft plastic (Polyurethane) only .4mm thick. The product comes in 12 different colors, costs $17 to buy (order online), and is 100% recyclable.Unlike most iPhone cases, Shades for iPhone 3G really bring out th... |
2 September 2008
03:55 GMT |
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In a previous article we talked about sun exposure and the best ways to keep your face protected from the harmful effects of UVA and UVB radiation, while soaking up all the health benefits of a day at the beach. It's time to move on to the next chapter of our little "suncare101" session and talk about some of th... |
4 June 2008
05:36 GMT |
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With the arrival of the summer, we found ourselves not so much assaulted as positively swamped with tips and advertisements for sunscreen products. The new sun care technologies can sometimes be very confusing, so much so in fact that we often don't get a clear picture of what exactly we need to protect our face... |
4 June 2008
03:17 GMT |
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A few days ago, Yahoo rolled out a brand new version of Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta that came with several new features for Yahoo Messenger fans. Besides the bigger emoticons and the improved Vista support, Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta also brought a few announced functions that had not even been presented by the folks at the S... |
3 June 2008
16:10 GMT |
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It's summer and if you're lucky enough to live within walking or driving distance of a beach, then you're sure to spend a lot more time there now that the temperatures are rising and the weather is turning hot. However, we all need to be very careful when it comes to exposing our bodies to the sun, par... |
21 May 2008
02:59 GMT |
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Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Windows Vista are not exactly best friends, not from the point of view of their creators and neither from the one of their users. However, those who (for some odd reasons) might want their iPhone's interface to feature a "very Vista" look, have now a perfect opportunity t... |
20 May 2008
04:37 GMT |
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Teenage years are the "best" when it comes to becoming hooked on tobacco. Add to that the fact that adolescents can hardly tell the difference between what it right and what is wrong and you will see why puffing on a cigarette makes many young girls and boys feel hotter and cooler. However, the Japanese have come up ... |
13 May 2008
14:06 GMT |
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The process of regenerating fingers would not benefit only injured soldiers or hurt civilians, but could also be a first step on the way of regenerating entire limbs or damaged parts of skin (in the case of scars), hearts and spinal cords. Some animals can regenerate their limbs naturally, like the salamanders (starf... |
6 May 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Here's a possible explanation for the fact that Italians are famous for their Don Juan-esque qualities: the pizza and spaghetti sauce makes them look more attractive, granting them a shiny skin devoid of sunburn and wrinkles. A new research presented at the British Society for Investigative Dermatology has disco... |
5 May 2008
14:06 GMT |
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In the vivid debate on whether coffee is good or bad for our health, here comes a new study coffee supporters can always use as a pro argument: in the case of mice, caffeine works like a "sun screen", protecting their skin against the harmful ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation and ultimately against skin cancer. In the s... |
21 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Remember the case of Dede Koswara, 35, the Indonesian man nicknamed "Tree Man of Java", highlighted by the Discovery Channel? The man had an infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), a common human virus, known to cause warts and cervical (uterine), larynx, esophagus, oropharyngeal (throat, tonsils and back of the t... |
15 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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No, toads do not cause warts (they are produced by viruses), nor scab, which is caused by a mite. But pet animals, like dogs and cats can transmit this parasite. Scabies is caused by the scab mite (Sarcoptes scabiei variety hominis), 0.3 to 0.9 mm long, which lives on the surface of the skin or beneath, feeding on de... |
14 April 2008
11:33 GMT |
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Do you like your iPhone? Do you like spoiling your iPhone? If so, why don't you save 25 bucks on whatever you usually do and give your handset some personality, the Griffin way? iPod nano owners already have it their way this week, so why wouldn't you?"Wave cases protect your iPhone without hiding its featu... |
9 April 2008
09:31 GMT |
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The human skin contains millions of sweat glands, connected to the pores at the surface through tiny sweat ducts, which could reveal the emotional state of a person without making physical contact by bouncing electromagnetic waves off them. While most people believe that these tiny ducts are straight tubes, a study c... |
5 April 2008
10:26 GMT |
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Yahoo Messenger 9.0 is still available as a beta testing software application but even so, it recorded millions of downloads straight from the first days of availability. But what's more important is that this new version of the instant messaging client comes with several new features supposed to improve the fun... |
2 April 2008
06:18 GMT |
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The mobile division of LG Electronics probably wanted for years to create a really unique mobile phone, and it seems that it finally managed to do so. Today, the South Korean producer released LG SH240, a handset that looks like a normal slider if you just look at it. But if you also touch it you'll know that t... |
25 March 2008
17:31 GMT |
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Amy Winehouse is definitely not a happy camper these days - and there is no shortage of reasons for that. But the most obvious - and frightening - one is that the British jazz diva's face has been looking increasingly worse for wear ever since her rumored relapse into her never-quite-defeated drug habit. In case... |
24 March 2008
04:51 GMT |
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