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Heads-up study of hair dynamics may lead to better hair-care products

Chemistry /

created Aug 17, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

From frizzy perms to over-bleached waves, "bad hair days" could soon become a less frequent occurrence. Chemists report the first detailed microscopic analysis of what happens to individual hair fibers when ...





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Hair today, gone tomorrow: tracking hair loss and growth

Hair today, gone tomorrow: tracking hair loss and growth

Technology / Software

created Oct 31, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO has developed maths-based imaging technology to measure hair on different parts of the human body.


Safer hair dyes and cosmetics to be made from Shetland seaweed

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists have launched a project to make hair dye out of seaweed from around the Shetland Islands.


'Green' hair bleach may become environmentally friendly consumer product

'Green' hair bleach may become environmentally friendly consumer product

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists from Japan today reported development of what could be the world's first "green" hair bleach, an environmentally friendly preparation for lightening the color of hair on the head and other parts ...


Oetzi the Iceman dressed like a herdsman

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 21, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 2

A famous Neolithic Iceman is dressed in clothes made from sheep and cattle hair, a new study shows. The researchers say their findings support the idea that the Iceman was a herdsman, and that their technique, reported today ...


Wet combing more accurate than visual inspection for identifying active head lice infestation

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combing through a child's wet hair may lead to more accurate identification of active head lice infestation than visual inspection, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journa ...


Using hair to manage HIV/AIDS and predict treatment success

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UCSF researchers have found that examining levels of antiretroviral drugs in hair samples taken from HIV patients on therapy strongly predicts treatment success.


Nicotine Levels Higher in Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke in the Home

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, supports the World Health Initiative’s efforts for a home smoking ban, according ...


Two proteins enable skin cells to regenerate

Two proteins enable skin cells to regenerate

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nevermind facial masks and exfoliating scrubs, skin takes care of itself. Stem cells located within the skin actively generate differentiating cells that can ultimately form either the body ...


Study: Hairstylists can help identify older clients who need health services

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Hairstylists may have a unique opportunity to help steer their elderly clients to needed health services, according to a small, exploratory study.


Adoption: Every child deserves a home

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Finding a permanent home for children and youth who are in the care of welfare agencies should be a priority for all Canadians, write Laura Eggertson, Dr. Noni MacDonald, Cindy Baldassi and Dr. Paul Hébert in an editorial ...



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