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Can you imagine a coat tailored from a sole piece, covering the body from head to feet, protecting against wind, being water-proof, strong but still elastic, and continuously renewing itself? Well, this is your skin!1. The skin is our largest organ. Extended, it has a surface of about 2 square meters (18 sq ft), abou... |
10 October 2007
14:36 GMT |
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If you're one of those addicted Yahoo Messenger users, you're probably trying anything possible to make your chatting client look better because it becomes boring to use the same old-fashioned application again and again. In case you never browsed the Yahoo Messenger settings, there is a skin ability which ... |
26 September 2007
16:21 GMT |
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In case you're a YouTube fan, this is probably the best you can get from a web-based technology able to work with Google's video sharing platform. YouTube Desktop is an interesting solution which is able to replace the main page of YouTube, offering all you need just like a downloadable solution for your co... |
24 September 2007
09:33 GMT |
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What makes people black or white (and not only people)? It's the pigment melanin (or its scarcity), which blackens the skin and hair in mammals. The pigment is synthesized in specialized cells, melanocytes and then delivered to other cells. But not all the skin cells are loaded with melanin. A team at the Massac... |
7 September 2007
05:27 GMT |
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Providing hints can sometimes generate unexpected and even opposite results. A meta-analysis made at University of Michigan on 27 researches from 1980 to 2006 found that antibacterial soaps having triclosan as the main active chemical are no better at preventing infections than plain soaps.In fact, these soaps could ... |
7 September 2007
04:05 GMT |
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Even the Stone Age people knew the Sun brought life on Earth and that is why they used to worship it. But the sun waves can heal and destroy, they can be the kiss of life or death. It depends on the way we use them. 1. The sunlight kills microbes. That's why it is important to put out in the sun carpets, blanket... |
1 September 2007
04:06 GMT |
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That famous healthy British skin has its secret: green tea. Now, green tea could lead to a new treatment for skin disorders like psoriasis and dandruff, as found by a team at the Medical College of Georgia.The researchers performed tests on an animal model to study the inflammatory skin diseases, characterized by pat... |
9 August 2007
07:15 GMT |
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Among the multitude of studies revealing the good and the bad effects of caffeine, here comes a Rutgers study showing that coffee and exercising are the secret of a healthy skin. Regular exercise is regarded as a healthy lifestyle for many people, but coffee consume is not. However, apparently the combination could p... |
1 August 2007
14:16 GMT |
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Even from the Middle Ages, royal and noble houses used silver dishes due to their disinfectant effect. Colloidal silver is still sold as a cold drug, decongestant, all-around germ fighter, a type of universal panacea. But is there any real reason to take colloidal silver as a dietary supplement? The answer is a clear... |
24 July 2007
03:36 GMT |
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They put the blame on cannabis for many things: from madness and early aging to fetal malformations. But cannabis is used in some therapies as well and now it has been found to decrease allergic skin reactions. This discovery could lead to the development of new drugs based on tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabis... |
8 June 2007
16:36 GMT |
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The techniques of organ transplanting may have developed at an astonishing pace and more patients can survive now, but this came with a side effect: 90 % of them get skin cancer. In case of the transplant patients, the risk of getting skin cancer is up to 250 times higher than for the overall population. This is due ... |
21 May 2007
09:43 GMT |
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Some salamanders can regenerate limbs and some lizards can regenerate tails, not mentioning that reptiles constantly regenerate their teeth while in mammals this phenomenon is far more limited.But a new research reveals that mammals have significantly higher regenerative abilities than previously thought, as research... |
17 May 2007
04:30 GMT |
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We associate nice skin with beauty because healthy skin usually signals healthy individuals. And to be able to flaunt a nice skin, researchers say that you must drink two cups of tea daily. A new American research shows that this amount of tea would decrease the risk of developing skin cancer. The team made a compari... |
7 May 2007
06:36 GMT |
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You probably know that a scratched laptop case can be difficult to swallow, especially if you want to buy or sell a second hand laptop. Well, Intel's adaptable screens may help you avoid getting a hunchback, but they will not offer protection against fat cats that like to sleep on top of your laptop. Here is how... |
12 April 2007
05:27 GMT |
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It's a classic behavior: puffing from a cigarette makes many girls and boys feel hotter. But in reality, smoking is proven to make you look older and not really glamorous. A new research from the University of Michigan Health System comes with new data on the connection between cigarette smoking and skin aging. ... |
23 March 2007
04:03 GMT |
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