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Detecting molecules on skin

NPL is developing a state-of-the-art technique called 'ambient surface mass spectrometry' that can quickly detect small molecules on the surface of the skin and could benefit the $250 billion a year personal ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Animal model sheds light on rare genetic disorder, signaling pathway

A team of researchers from the University of Utah and Brigham Young University has developed a mouse model of focal dermal hypoplasia, a rare human birth defect that causes serious skin abnormalities and other medical problems. ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Artificial tissue promotes skin growth in wounds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Victims of third-degree burns and other traumatic injuries endure pain, disfigurement, invasive surgeries and a long time waiting for skin to grow back. Improved tissue grafts designed by ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Modeling radiation energy deposition in a complex biological system

Research involving selective irradiation of a human skin tissue model is improving how scientists determine the overall effects of low doses of ionizing radiation such as might be received during certain medical ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Acellular dermal matrix and short bowel syndrome

Short bowel syndrome has puzzled surgeons for a long time and the curative effect are unsatisfactory. In recent years, acellular dermal matrix (ADM) has been used in many fields for tissue regeneration or scarless healing. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Late-surviving megafauna exposed by ancient DNA in frozen soil

Extinct woolly mammoths and ancient American horses may have been grazing the North American steppe for several thousand years longer than previously thought. After plucking ancient DNA from frozen soil in ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers identify new stem cell

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in the skin that acts surprisingly like certain stem cells found in embryos: both can generate fat, bone, cartilage, and even nerve cells. These newly-described ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Topical application of chemotherapy drug may improve appearance of aging skin

Topical application of the chemotherapy medication fluorouracil appears to reduce potentially precancerous skin patches and improve the appearance of sun-damaged skin, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Time (and PPAR-beta/delta) heals all wounds

Mammalian skin requires constant maintenance, but how do skin cells know when to proliferate and at what rate? In the March 23, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, Nguan Soon Tan and colleagues reveal ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stem cells in hair follicles point to general model of organ regeneration

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people consider hair as a purely cosmetic part of their lives. To others, it may help uncover one of nature’s best-kept secrets: the body’s ability to regenerate organs. Now, new research ...

Biology /

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1


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