Animal world
Discover inside rhino horn
Rhino horns have many special shapes so long people have been weaving many stories around them. Some cultures claim that they are disembodied by witches and physicians.
Melanin
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Articles about Melanin
31 published items.
Medicine - Health
Why do so many young people have white hair?
I think I have to have a new hair and a silver hair, but I don't really know what gray hair is.
Medicine - Health
Is it good to have white silver hair after just one night?
There have been many anecdotes about excessive stress or fear that can make hair become white after just one night. Is that true?
Medicine - Health
Why do people have two different eye colors?
Cases of iris, with two different eye colors, are interesting phenomena that have appeared in the eyes of top stars in Hollywood.
Medicine - Health
Vegetables help us look more attractive in the eyes of others
Eating 5 servings of vegetables and fruits every day will help us become more attractive and healthy, as well as have a better effect on each other's attractiveness.
Medicine - Health
Detects pigment Melanin to darken the skin
Recently, US scientists have discovered skin cells containing pigment Rhodopsin, a visual pigment, that promotes the production of Melanin skin to darken the skin when e…
Medicine - Health
Black couple gave birth to three white children
In the city of Olinda Northeast Brazil, 27-year-old mother Rosemere Fernandes de Andrade and her husband Joao, despite being African-American blacks, have three children…
Medicine - Health
Skin color reveals nicotine dependence
High density melanin (also known as melanin) - a pigment in skin and hair - may cause smokers with darker skin pigmentation to be more dependent on nicotine.
Medicine - Health
People with blue eyes may have the same ancestors
A group of scientists tracking genetic variations that led to blue eyes concluded the variation occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago. So before this time humans h…
Cancer
Tips to look at moles to know if cancer is present
Moles have two asymmetrical halves, irregular, colorful and large diameter ... warning a malignant tumor.
Cancer
What really happened when we were sunburned?
One of the reasons we have to avoid going out on hot days is
Cancer
Use sunscreen when your baby can prevent cancer later
The latest study clearly demonstrates that the incidence of melanin tumors (a form of skin cancer) in adults can be reduced by using the right sunscreen at a young age.
Cancer
Pilots and crew are at high risk of skin cancer
The latest research shows that pilots and crews face twice the risk of skin cancer compared to normal people.
Science invention
Mexico invented a permanent battery, turned on the flashlight for 100 years
According to a reporter in Mexico, Mexican scientist Arturo Solis Herrera recently created a battery that can be used to turn on a flashlight for 100 years by using wate…
New technology
Successfully created 'edible' batteries to run medical devices in the body
Bettinger and his team at Carnegie Mellon University have taken a big step forward. They developed a battery made of melanin, a type of natural pigment in the skin, hair…