Everybody has heard of the Genome project, the DNA mapping project that aims to map out the entire human DNA sequence and define/identify all the parts they play in our daily lives. It turns out that there is a specific gene that handles the skin’s response to the Sun’s Ultraviolet rays triggering the tanning process [...]
Read More..>>Study into the treatment and cause of a very rare type of skin cancer called Merkel Cell Carcinoma is not going as fast as it should and many are dying due to this. This form of skin cancer is very hard to diagnose, leaving even well seasoned dermatologists to let it go as a simple [...]
Read More..>>The cream has been found to be an effective way of combating specific types of skin melanomas without the need for surgery. The type of skin melanoma frequently afflicts chronically sun-exposed skin that mutates the skin cells enough to go malignant. Known to be the earliest form of skin melanoma, or the non-invasive form of [...]
Read More..>>Though technically not skin cancer, many see it as such and avoid people with the skin condition known as psoriasis, a viral infection that attacks the body’s skin cells resulting in pronounced flaking and redness. Researchers in Switzerland have found that a specific protein found on our skin called SRF is present at lower levels [...]
Read More..>>Many of us have recognized the importance of proper skin care as the first sign of good health. Many who use skin creams do benefit from their use as long as they continue to use them. Studies are showing that using them is good for the skin but skipping use or stopping them altogether makes [...]
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Skin cancer is the most frequent form of cancer in the United States. Skin cancer the abnormal growth of skin cells most often develops on skin exposed to the sun. The two most common types are basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer. Skin cancer is a mean growth on the skin which [...]
Researchers in the National Cancer Institute have discovered that a small molecule called nutlin-3A, a cancer suppressor gene has the ability to prevent cancer cells from dividing thus halting the spread of the disease. When cells divide the opportunity for mutation is high and this is what researchers are hoping to overcome with the new [...]
Read More..>>A Rutgers Professor has found that a drug that has been approved by the US FDA for treating Lou Gehrig’s disease has promising results by slowing the growth of Skin Melanoma’s, the most deadly form of skin cancer. The study is already in phase 0 clinical trials and the results have been promising so far. [...]
Read More..>>Sun lovers should be careful and still follow recommendations of avoiding exposure to the sun’s harmful rays between 10am to 4pm for sunscreens have been found to be very inefficient and can even cause more harm than protecting one’s skin. Most people think they can stay all they want under the sun for they have [...]
Read More..>>Cotton has long been used as a fabric of choice for wound dressings, gauze pads and other medical applications due to its high absorbency. Treated with chitosan, the fabric encourages healing of wounds. Another product that they have come up with is a cotton fabric that has been treated with negatively charged phosphoric acid that [...]
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