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Do Looks Matter? Attractiveness As Sign of Good Health

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…
Posted on February 22, 2022
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New Drug Molecules Could Prevent Skin Aging Caused by Sun Exposure

New Drug Molecules Could Prevent Skin Aging Caused by Sun Exposure

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Sunburn is a major cause of premature aging in skin, and a primary risk factor for skin cancer, and other skin problems associated with aging. Ultraviolet radiation (UVA) is the part of natural sunlight which damages unprotected skin and can penetrate through windows, and even through some clothes. It causes skin to age prematurely by…
Posted on February 18, 2022
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A high-fiber diet may improve the response of melanoma patients to immunotherapy

A high-fiber diet may improve the response of melanoma patients to immunotherapy

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A diet rich in fiber may help some people being treated for melanoma respond to immunotherapy treatment by influencing the gut microbiome, according to a new study led by researchers at the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the University of Texas MD…
Posted on January 31, 2022
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Self-Assembled Nanomaterials for Chronic Skin Wound Healing

Self-Assembled Nanomaterials for Chronic Skin Wound Healing

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Chronic wounds can be caused by several underlying molecular and cellular pathophysiological mechanisms, including poor vascularization, excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation by proteases, decreased growth factor activity, and bacterial infection. More effective wound therapies need to address one or more of these mechanisms to significantly advance wound care. Self-assembled nanomaterials may provide new therapeutic options…
Posted on January 20, 2022
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Defense or repair: How immune cells are controlled during wound healing

Defense or repair: How immune cells are controlled during wound healing

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A Cologne-based research team has discovered that the metabolism of mitochondria, the energy suppliers of cells, in macrophages coordinate wound healing to a significant degree. Macrophages belong to the white blood cells and are also known as scavenger cells. Professor Dr. Sabine Eming and her collaborators and colleagues at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence for…
Posted on December 9, 2021
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Research Uncovers New Mechanism that Promotes Wound Healing in Skin

Research Uncovers New Mechanism that Promotes Wound Healing in Skin

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A University of California, Irvine-led study identifies a new molecular pathway that promotes the healing of wounds in the skin. Titled, “GRHL3 activates FSCN1 to relax cell-cell adhesions between migrating keratinocytes during wound re-epithelialization,” the study was published in JCI Insight. The molecular pathway identified is controlled by an evolutionary conserved gene called a Grainyhead…
Posted on November 10, 2021
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Not all Acne is Equal: Scientists Reveal Strains of C. acnes that Promote Skin Health

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A study led by Osaka City University and Okayama University researchers on Caenorhabditis elegans shows that certain strains of the bacteria Cutibacterium acnes actually prolong the nematode’s lifespan and help its innate immune system fight against the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus.     Cutibacterium acnes, a bacteria that is known to cause acne, is also widely…
Posted on November 10, 2021
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Updated Treatment for Acne: Targeted Therapy Based on Pathogenesis

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One of many topics which will discussed during the 12th International Conference on Skin Ageing and Challenges 2021 is Updated Treatment for Acne: Targeted Therapy Based on Pathogenesis. Recent advances have further elucidated the pathogenesis of acne: it is now clear that immunological factors play an important role. To date, acne pathogenesis has implicated four…
Posted on July 12, 2021
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Skin whitening products and their ingredients for safety, health risk, and the halal status

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One of  study dedicated to the 12th International Conference on Skin Ageing and Challenges is Skin whitening products and their ingredients for safety, health risk, and the halal status published by Fatin Nur Majdina Nordin and al.  This review paper aimed to shed light on the skin-whitening ingredients and their issues related to safety, health…
Posted on July 12, 2021
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The Pathobiology of Skin Aging: New Insights into an Old Dilemma

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One of the great topics that will be discussed during the 12th International Conference on Skin Ageing and Challenges 2021 is The Pathobiology of Skin Aging: New Insights into an Old Dilemma by Georges Murphy.   Long considered both physiologic and inevitable, skin aging is a degenerative phenomenon whereby both intrinsic and environmental factors conspire to…
Posted on July 12, 2021
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