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Archive for February, 2008

How Skin Color Is Determined

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in skin health | No Comments »

Skin color is one of the most visible indicators that helps distinguish human appearance, and a new study provides more detail as to how one protein helps produce this wide ... Read more..

Acne May Prevent People From Participating In Sport And Exercise, Says Research

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in skin health | No Comments »

Acne patients who are highly anxious about their skin condition say they are less likely to participate in sport or exercise, according to new research.Original post by ScienceDaily: Skin Care ... Read more..

Radiation From Mobile Phones Changes Protein Expression In Living People, Study Suggests

Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in skin health | No Comments »

A new study on effects of mobile phone radiation on human skin strengthens the results of the human cell line analyses: living tissue responds to mobile phone radiation. Earlier studies ... Read more..

Effects Of Vitamin D And Skin’s Physiology Examined

Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in skin health | No Comments »

Previtamin D3 production varies depending on several factors including skin type and weather conditions. Excessive exposure to sunlight does not result in Vitamin D intoxification because previtamin D3 and vitamin ... Read more..

Plastic Surgeons Deploy New Laser For Wrinkle Removal, Acne Scarring, Tattoo Removal

Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in skin health | No Comments »

Plastic surgeons are beginning to deploy a new type of laser that goes deeper into the skin to help reduce wrinkles, tighten surface structures and treat pigmentation differences. Plastic surgeons ... Read more..

A Ray Of Sunshine In The Fight Against Cancer: Vitamin D May Help

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 Posted in skin health | No Comments »

It sounds too good to be true ... a little inexpensive pill that could block the development of some cancers, strengthen bones, prevent multiple sclerosis and alleviate winter depression. But ... Read more..

Discovery Could Help Reprogram Adult Cells To Embryonic Stem Cell-like State

Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in skin health | No Comments »

Researchers have taken a major step toward eventually being able to reprogram adult cells to an embryonic stem cell-like state without the use of viruses or cancer-causing genes. In a ... Read more..

Tattooing Improves Response To DNA Vaccine

Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in skin health | No Comments »

A tattoo can be more than just a fashion statement -- it has potential medical value, according to a new article. Tattooing is a more effective way of delivering DNA ... Read more..

Treating Acne: Two Different Acid Peels Are Both Effective, Study Finds

Thursday, February 7th, 2008 Posted in skin health | No Comments »

Chemical peels using either alpha-hydroxy acid or beta-hydroxy acid are both highly effective in treating mild to moderately severe facial acne, researchers have found -- the first study to compare ... Read more..

Gene Found To Play A Suppressor Role In Skin Cancer Development

Thursday, February 7th, 2008 Posted in skin health | No Comments »

Genetic evidence has been provided that Activating Transcription Factor 2 plays a suppressor role in skin cancer development. ATF2 is a protein that regulates gene transcription, the first step in ... Read more..