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Treat acne with a virus
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Treat acne with a virus

Propionibacterium acnes (P bacteria) normally remain on human skin. However, the number of these bacteria increased significantly during puberty, causing inflammation of…

December 14, 2018
Remove wrinkles with blood
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Remove wrinkles with blood

Wrinkles are a sign of aging over time. Now, however, that natural process is likely to be repulsed by a new method of using stem cells made from the blood of people who…

December 14, 2018
A cell can aging the brain
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A cell can aging the brain

British researchers found that aging neurons in the rat brain produce many substances, including free radicals and other molecules, which can promote inflammation and ch…

December 14, 2018
Tattoos look for skin infections
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Tattoos look for skin infections

More recently, more than 20 people in four states in the United States have had skin infections after tattooing. The cause is determined by the popularity of tattoo inks.

December 14, 2018
Successful production of sperm from human skin
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Successful production of sperm from human skin

Scientists have succeeded in producing early-stage sperm from human skin cells. This technique opens up the prospect of helping thousands of infertile men, including tho…

December 14, 2018
The skin-thin leather man, elastic like rubber
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The skin-thin leather man, elastic like rubber

Gary Turner's skin is so elastic that he can turn his belly into a table and hold almost 2 liters of beer on it. The 41-year-old man has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare g…

December 14, 2018
Will apple skin helps to prevent obese?
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Will apple skin helps to prevent obese?

Research by US scientists in mice showed that a compound in the apple shell called ursolic acid may slow down this rodent weight gain despite being fed a high-fat diet.

December 14, 2018
The human body has 10,000 living organisms
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The human body has 10,000 living organisms

The human body has up to 10,000 living organisms with 8 million microbial genes, yet they live peacefully with humans and have reciprocal benefits, according to Health24…

December 14, 2018
Sun damage ability
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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
Russia makes new burns with nanofibers
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Russia makes new burns with nanofibers

Researchers at Saratov University in Russia have used Chitosan derived mainly from shrimp shells to successfully create a new material that can quickly treat skin lesion…

December 14, 2018
Turn skin cells into heart muscle cells
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Turn skin cells into heart muscle cells

Israeli scientists claim to transform the patient's skin cells into healthy heart muscle cells in the laboratory. This is a work that can save countless patients with he…

December 14, 2018
Prevent scars with ... mathematical models
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Prevent scars with ... mathematical models

'The idea is to build a mathematical model to simulate it first, then apply it to methods,' said lead researcher Scott McCue of the Queensland University of Technology.…

December 14, 2018