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Extracellular Vesicles: Potential Theranostic Platforms for Skin Diseases and Aging

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Conceptual overview of EVs and their associated effects on skin News Release, Skin Aging & Challenges – July 8, 2022 Extracellular vesicles (EVs), naturally secreted by cells, act as mediators for communication between cells. They are transported to the recipient cells along with cargoes such as nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids that reflect the changes…
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Fungal Skin Microbiota is Discovered in Healthy Subjects

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News Release, Skin Aging & Challenges – June 29, 2022 Beneficial microorganisms on the skin contribute to the first line of defense against attacking pathogens. However, instability of the skin microbiota is associated with skin diseases. Hence, temporal analyses are crucial because they serve as a baseline to understand the development of dysbiosis in disease. A recent…
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Microelectronic Skins: A New Revolution?

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Ulsan National Institute’s electronic skin News Release, Skin Aging & Challenges – June 29, 2022 Magnetic sensors are widely used in our daily life for assessing the position and orientation of objects. Recently, the magnetic sensing modality has been introduced to electronic skins (e-skins), enabling remote perception of moving objects. However, the integration density of…

Flavonoids: Skin Senescence Prevention & Treatment

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News release, Skin Ageing & Challenges – 21 June 2022 Skin aging is associated with the accumulation of senescent cells and is related to many pathological changes, including decreased protection against pathogens, increased susceptibility to irritation, delayed wound healing, and increased cancer susceptibility. Senescent cells secrete a specific set of pro-inflammatory mediators, referred to as…

Making Electronic Skin for Interactive Robots: New Materials & Advances

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 NAO Humanoid Robot with multi-modal artificial skin, at the Institute for Cognitive Systems, TUM- Germany News Release, Skin Aging & Challenges – July 19, 2022 Flexible electronics have huge potential to bring revolution in robotics and prosthetics as well as to bring about the next big evolution in the electronics industry. In robotics and related…

Pomegranate Against UVB-induced Erythema

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  News release, Skin Ageing & Challenges – 21 March 2022, Valencia – Spain In vitro and animal studies have demonstrated that topical application and oral consumption of pomegranate reduces UVB-induced skin damage. A study investigated if oral pomegranate consumption will reduce photodamage from UVB irradiation and alter the composition of the skin microbiota in…

Do Looks Matter? Attractiveness As Sign of Good Health

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News Release, Skin Aging & Challenges – February 22, 2022 Novel research performed by Mengelkoch et. al at Texas Christian University revealed that there is a complex, often sex-differentiated relationships between immune function, health, and attractiveness. The study suggests a link between attractiveness and immune function to be more closely tied to a target’s ability…