News tagged with fingernails
When did the feather take flight?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some 125 million years ago--more recently than once thought possible -- the molecular structure of the modern feather began to take form, according to molecular dating research by scientists ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists
(AP) -- The East Coast earthquake left more than just residents unaccustomed to feeling the ground shake and sway in a daze. It also surprised some scientists who spend their careers trying to untangle the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 05, 2011 |
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How people work... and the mystery of your fingerprints
Why do we chew our food? Research has shown that it is not, as has long been presumed, to make chunks of food small enough to swallow without choking. Biomechanics, who have modelled the cohesive strength ...
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Humidity key to healthy nails suggests new research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Maintaining normal humidity around you could be the key to attractive and healthy fingernails, according to new research from The University of Manchester.
Aug 24, 2009 |
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The Medical Minute: Melanoma - The dark side of the sun
Now that the weather is nice, people will spend more time outside. Whether it’s doing yard work, playing golf or relaxing at the beach, we are a nation of sun lovers. Some people with light skin may even spend a few sessions ...
May 27, 2009 |
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Acitretin therapy may help reduce nail psoriasis
Low-dose acitretin (a drug used to treat skin psoriasis) therapy appears to reduce nail psoriasis symptoms, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Mar 16, 2009 |
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