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Dr. Jeff Biernaskie, PhD Credit: UCalgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine People who suffer severe burns or extensive skin injuries are often left to live with extreme scarring, disfigurement, and skin that feels chronically tight and itchy. That’s because the body’s healing processes have evolved to focus on preventing infection by quickly closing up wounds, rather…

Credit : CC0 Public Domain  Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) have identified a key enzyme that contributes to eczema, which may lead to better treatment to prevent the skin disorder’s debilitating effects. The study was recently published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Eczema, also…

The chemicals in sunscreens help shield people from the sun’s rays, but they are also absorbed into the body at levels that raise some safety questions, a new study confirms. The study, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is a follow-up to a 2019 investigation. Both reached the same conclusion: The active ingredients…

CES 2020 High Tech Retailing stage with (from left to right), Adam Gam, Chief Marketing Officer, Perfect Corp.; Alice Chang, Founder and CEO, Perfect Corp.; Jay Anderson, Senior Vice President, Global Brand Technologies, Estée Lauder Companies; Natasha Haubrich, Senior Director of U.S. Innovation, Neutrogena; and JC Johnson, GVP of Digital Commerce, Strategy and Insights, Sally…

Bacteroides are the most common bacteria species found in the human intestinal tract. Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/Science Source The idea that you can predict someone’s age based on their gut microbiome is “very plausible” and of “tremendous interest” to scientists. Dr. Zhavoronkov, longevity researcher at InSilico Medicine, Maryland and computer scientist and microbiome researcher, Robin Knight, director…