The Scientific Committee awarded the French company Greentech for their industrial innovation.

During the 9th International Conference on Skin Challenges held in February 26-27, 2018, the Scientific Committee awarded the French company Greentech for their industrial innovation.   Greentech was selected for this award not only because they actively participated to Porto SKin Challenges 2018, but they also shared their innovations, vision and strategies with academics and…
Posted on February 28, 2018
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Final Agenda & Remarks of Porto Skin Challenges 2018

We asked the chairmen of the scientific committee about the challenges they want to present during the meeting. Prof. Marvin Edeas, Université Paris Descartes, INSERM, Paris, France et Prof. Jean-François Doré, INSERM Lyon, France commented: “We tried to prepare and invite different experts who will highlight different axes and topics. We tried to open a…
Posted on February 22, 2018
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The Abstracts Book of Skin Ageing & Challenges are available

  12nd International Congress Skin Ageing & Challenges 2021 Congress You can find abstracts and summaries of all Oral & Poster contributions presented during 2 days in the Abstracts book.   Skin Ageing & Challenges 2019 Congress You can find abstracts of Oral & Poster presentations in the Abstracts book. Skin  Ageing & Challenges 2018…
Posted on February 20, 2018
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Targeting olfactory receptors by agonists, aromas, microbiota or digital scents : Myth or Reality?

Prof. Marvin Edeas from University of Paris Descartes, INSERM 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France will give a strategic presentation about the  “Targeting olfactory receptors by agonists, aromas, microbiota or digital scents : Myth or Reality?” during  Porto Skin Ageing & Challenges Congress 2018. According to Prof. Marvin Edeas: The olfactory receptor (OR) is the first protein…
Posted on February 16, 2018
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Special Topic on Sniff-Camera: a gas-imaging system of dermal volatiles for skin condition and ageing analysis

Prof. Kohji Mitsubayashi, from the Department of Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation at Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan will give a strategic presentation about the Gas-imaging system (SNIFF-CAM) of dermal volatiles for skin condition and aging analysis during Porto Skin Ageing & Challenges Congress 2018. In his presentation, Prof. Mitsubayashi  will explain…
Posted on January 24, 2018
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Researchers identify millions of new genes in the human microbiome

A new study of the human microbiome — the trillions of microbial organisms that live on and within our bodies — has uncovered millions of previously unknown genes from microbial communities in the human gut, skin, mouth, and vaginal microbiome, allowing for new insights into the role these microbes play in human health and disease.…
Posted on January 17, 2018
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Skin “Remembers” Wounds, Heals Faster the Second Time Around

  FIX-IT-CREW: Epithelial stem cells (green) migrate into a wound in mouse skin to repair the damaged tissue barrier. SAMANTHA LARSEN, ELAINE FUCHS LAB/ROCKEFELLAR UNIVERSITY The skin barrier is the body’s first line of defence against environmental assaults, and is maintained by epithelial stem cells (EpSCs). Despite the vulnerability of EpSCs to inflammatory pressures, neither…
Posted on January 17, 2018
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Bacteria in the gut modulates response to immunotherapy in melanoma

The group performed fecal microbiome transplant (FMT) studies from responding patients on PD-1 blockade (R) or from non-responding patients (NR). In these studies, mice receiving FMT from R had enhanced systemic and anti-tumor immunity, with more immune cells in the tumor and in the gut of the transplanted animals. Conversely, mice receiving FMT from NR…
Posted on November 8, 2017
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Researchers Discover Hundreds Of Unexpected Mutations From New Gene Editing Technology

For the past few years, a new scientific tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 has been hailed as the future of medicine. The technology, which has been the center of both extreme fascination and a bitter patent dispute between two research groups, enables scientists to edit genomes. That is, they can remove harmful genes that cause diseases and replace…
Posted on June 30, 2017
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