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Detecting genes important in healing heart damage
Medicine - Health

Detecting genes important in healing heart damage

Researchers from the University of Bologna (Italy), part of an international team, have discovered a gene that is important in the healing of heart damage after a heart…

August 13, 2022
Do we get sunburn in winter?
Discover science

Do we get sunburn in winter?

The answer is yes. The amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation decreases slightly in the winter but is still at risk, especially for people with sensitive skin.

December 18, 2018
Promote optical applications into life
Scientific application

Promote optical applications into life

More than 200 delegates, of which 60 international delegates attended the 6th National Spectrum Optical Conference, from 8 to 12 November in Hanoi.

December 16, 2018
Choose and use sunscreen properly
Medicine - Health

Choose and use sunscreen properly

UVB radiation with a wave length of 280-320 nanometers causes skin darkening and burning. UVA radiation with a wave length of 320-400 nanometers only darkens the skin.

December 15, 2018
Sun damage ability
Medicine - Health

Sun damage ability

The photo, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows what dermatologists call skin degeneration due to sun damage - a common manifestation of aging. A spec…

December 14, 2018
Detects pigment Melanin to darken the skin
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…

December 14, 2018
5 things to know about skin cancer
Cancer

5 things to know about skin cancer

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, more than all other cancers combined. Most skin cancers can be detected early easily. However, clinically, it is important…

December 14, 2018