Childhood Sunburn Can Lead to Skin Cancer Later
Studies show that if you let your children spend even a short amount of time outside without protection from the sun, you're increasing their risks of this disease by a generous proportion. "Anytime...
View ArticleKey component of sunscreen heals sunburn and prevents skin cancer
Those who suffer from sunburn could stand to benefit immensely from a new sunscreen component, that is capable of healing sun burnt skin and can protect against skin cancer. This research is published...
View ArticleKey to Boosting Skin's Defence Against Sunburn Might be Held by Tomatoes and...
Australian researchers will determine if extracts from tomatoes and grapes can bolster the skin's ability to fend off UV damage and improve its ability to repair following UV exposure, in a new study....
View ArticleImperial College Study: Skin Patches may be Safer Treatment for Prostate...
Skin patches which deliver oestrogen into the blood may be a cheaper, safer and better alternative to current hormone therapies for prostate cancer suggests a new Imperial College London study. The...
View ArticleMolecule Responsible for Pain Caused by Sunburn Identified
Researchers led by Dr Wolfgang Liedtke from Duke University School of Medicine have identified a molecule that is responsible for the redness and pain caused by sunburn. The researchers analyzed mice...
View ArticleSunburns Could Contribute to the Development of Melanoma
Sunburns could contribute to the development of melanoma by directly altering the pigment cell genomes and also indirectly through inflammatory processes in the surrounding tissue, reveal an...
View ArticleRisk of Skin Cancer High Among Patients Who Complain of Skin Lesions Being...
A new study led by Gil Yosipovitch from the Department of Dermatology at Temple University School of Medicine reveals that doctors who ask patients if a suspicious skin lesion is painful or itchy can...
View ArticleNew Imaging Pen Helps Recognize Cancerous Skin Lesions
A biopsy is the only reliable way to diagnose skin cancer, but having good confidence that a lesion is cancerous before a biopsy can reduce the number of needless biopsies performed. A new tool...
View ArticleNew Skin Patch Could Replace the Syringe for Disease Diagnosis
Drawing blood and testing it is standard practice for many medical diagnostics. As a less painful alternative, scientists are developing skin patches that could one day replace the syringe. In the ACS...
View ArticleSkin Patch Uses Muscle Motion to Power Wearables
A new flexible generator converts muscle movements into enough power for small electronics, using human skin as one of its charge-collectors. The postage-stamp-sized device takes advantage of static...
View ArticleSmart Bikini With Ultraviolet Sensor Detects Sunscreen Alert to Prevent Sunburn
The country that invented bikini has now come up with a device to hint you when to apply sunscreen. The device comes with a two-piece swimsuit, a small detachable ultraviolet sensor that, through a...
View ArticleThese Five Easy-To-Do Tricks by Skin Experts may Help You to Treat Sunburn
Sunburn is a form of radiation burn that results due to overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, commonly from the sun. These five essential tips by skin experts can help deal with sunburns-...
View ArticleNew Skin Patch Lets You Monitor Your Alcohol Level
There is a new breathalyser in town that is wearable and can measure your alcohol history just from the sweat on your skin. Heads up boozers. Engineers at the University of California San Diego...
View ArticleWearable Sweat-Sensing Skin Patch Paves a New Way for Health Monitoring
bHighlights/b ul class="group-list punch-points"liThe new sweat-sensing patch which is a microfluid device adheres to the skin easily./liliThe device analyses the biomarker levels in the sweat./liliIt...
View ArticleRisk of Sunburn is Greater for Young Adults With Melanin-Rich Skin
Study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association point to an urgent need for sunburn prevention among young adults, particularly those who have skin with higher melanin content....
View ArticleGeographic Variation in Cost of Managing Actinic Keratosis
Actinic keratoses - or AK - is a rough scaly patch that most commonly appears on sun-exposed areas. These growths require regular management because a small proportion of them can progress to squamous...
View ArticleKeep Sunburn At Bay This Summer
Summer is here and so is the nightmare of getting 'sunburns'. Hence, Dr Alia Rizvi, dermatologist at Me Clinic-Masters Of Esthetics is here with some tips to keep these concerns at bay. bTips to...
View ArticleHow to Keep Sunburn at Bay
Drink a lot of water and stock up coconut oil, jojoba oil to keep sunburn at bay, say experts. Aakriti Kochar, beauty and make-up expert, Oriflame India, and Ragini Mehra, founder of Beauty Source,...
View ArticleSkin Patch Shows Promising Results in Early Trial
A skin patch that delivered a high dose of peanut protein reduced peanut sensitivity in children and adults with peanut allergy. Peanut immunotherapy with a pill isn't especially effective and carries...
View ArticleThis 'Sweet Spot' Could Help Diagnose Melanoma Skin Lesions
Melanoma is a particularly deadly form of skin cancer when left undiagnosed. If melanoma is recognized and treated early, it is almost always curable, but if it is not, the cancer can advance and...
View ArticleSevere Sunburn Causes Dent In Man's Head
We've been warned time and time again about the negative effects of the sun. But it seems that for many people it takes a horrifying personal experience to really understand how dangerous it can be....
View ArticleNewly Developed Pain-Free Skin Patch to Aid in Diabetes Management
A new pain-free skin patch for the management of diabetes has been developed. This newly developed patch contains dissolvable compounds that respond to blood chemistry, thereby aiding in the treatment...
View ArticleNew Skin Patch Helps the Body Burn Fat
bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"liNew skin patch that helps the body burn fat has been developed/liliMicro-needles in the patch can deliver drugs that turn energy-storing fats into...
View ArticleDermatitis, Cancerous Skin Lesions Common Among US Combat Troops
Dermatitis, benign moles, hives and cancerous skin lesions are among the most common diagnoses among military personnel who were evacuated from combat zones for ill-defined dermatologic diseases,...
View ArticleStudy Links Hereditary, Higher Rate of Sunburns With Rosacea
Rosacea is a chronic skin condition that causes redness, swelling and vascular abnormalities, most commonly on the face, with varying degrees of severity. While the exact cause of rosacea is unknown,...
View ArticleDevice That Warns Wearers of Impending Cancerous Sunburn Developed
A thin film device which turns an appropriate shade of pink to alert wearers of sunburn has been developed by University of Strathclyde researchers. The work could be worn as a wrist band to warn...
View ArticlePhotographs of UV Exposure can Impact Sunburns in Preteens
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that among preteens, the use of photographs to measure ultraviolet (UV) exposure, could motivate them to improve sun protection...
View ArticleSkin Lesions Appear Responsible for A Larger Spectrum Of Skin Cancers
Brown University scientists have revealed that sun-damaged rough patches on the skin, often pink and scaly, can lead to more forms of skin cancer than previously thought. They have found that skin...
View ArticleSunburn Dance in Goa
Hundreds of foreign tourists attended a sunburn dance at a beach here on Monday. The two-day sunburn dance festival, which concludes today, is Asia's Premier Electronic Music Festival. The festival,...
View ArticleFake Skin Patches Help Deliver Gene Therapies Non-Invasively
Just rubbing a medicine on your skin could soon relieve ailments like diabetes, all thanks to newly developed patches of synthetic skin that could deliver gene therapies to patients non-invasively....
View ArticleHRT Skin Patches Much Safer Than Pills for Women
A new study by researchers in Canada and Germany suggests that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) skin patches containing low doses of oestrogen carry less risk of stroke than oral therapy and may...
View ArticleNew Pain Treatments from Sunburn Study
Understanding the reason behind pain caused by sunburns could pave the way for novel treatments for arthritis and cystitis, scientists revealed. Experts discovered a molecule in the body which is...
View ArticleKey to Future Drugs That Repair Sunburn Could Lie in 1 Tiny Electron
It is reported that researchers who have been working for nearly a decade to piece together the process by which an enzyme repairs sun-damaged DNA have finally witnessed the entire process in full...
View ArticleSunburn Pill from Coral Study?
A pill to prevent sunburn may emerge from a study of underwater coral reefs by researchers of King's College London. The research team hope within the next two years to test a compound based on one...
View ArticleTreating Precancerous Skin Lesions with Laser Removal may be Beneficial
Carbon dioxide laser ablation (removal) may serve as an alternate in treating common precancerous skin lesion called lentigo maligna in case surgery or radiation therapy is not viable, states report...
View ArticleSkin Patch Biomarker Sensor can Read Sweat
A skin patch has been developed by a group of international scientists that detects information about the inner body by testing the components of sweat. The biomarker sensor operates without...
View ArticleWomen's Singles Tennis Champion At High Risk Of Sunburn During 2020 Olympics...
A prediction of which athletes are set to receive the highest amount of UV solar radiation in next year's summer Olympic games in Tokyo has been recently studied, which shows that whoever is crowned...
View ArticleSkin Patch Benefits Kids With Milk-induced Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Skin patch was found to show promising results in treating children with a painful, chronic condition called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) triggered by milk, stated new study from Children's Hospital...
View ArticleNew Skin Patch Could Painlessly Deliver Vaccines, Cancer Medications in Just...
Newly developed skin patch could painlessly deliver vaccines and cancer medications in real-time, reports a new study. Melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer that has been increasing in the U.S. for...
View ArticleNew, Painless Skin Patch Simplifies Diagnostic Tests
A new skin patch with tiny needles developed by NIBIB-funded researchers was found to painlessly collect interstitial fluid (ISF) for testing. Diagnostic tests can measure trace amounts of essential...
View ArticleBacterial Infection Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms and Skin Lesions
In humans with Bartonella infection who exhibited neuropsychiatric symptoms, a subset of the population also had skin lesions, stated a new study by North Carolina State University researchers. b...
View ArticleNew Skin Patch Vaccine Targeting T-cell
A UK-based company is set to start the clinical trials of an easy-to-administer skin patch against Covid-19, reveals report. While Covid vaccines target antibody responses -- getting stuck to the...
View ArticleThree Uses of Wearable Electronic Skin Patches
bHighlights:/b ul class="group-list" li Electronic skin patches affixed to the skin that wirelessly and continuously monitor physiology are gaining popularity /li li They are now being used for...
View ArticleUS President Joe Biden Gets a Cancerous Skin Lesion Removed
US President Joe Biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest, said White House physician Kevin O'Connor. O'Connor wrote on Friday in a memo that the tissue was removed as part of Biden's...
View ArticleExploring the Potential of Electronic Skin Patches in Sports, Fertility...
bHighlights:/b ul class="group-list" li Electronic skin patches have advanced healthcare by providing non-invasive monitoring of vital signs and biomarkers /li li They have potential applications in...
View ArticleWearable Skin Patch for Painless Delivery of Drugs
bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li The possibility of drug delivery through the skin has not yet been explored/li liA team of researchers has developed a wearable skin patch that can...
View ArticleHow Does a Skin Patch Help Toddlers With Peanut Allergy?
Toddlers with medlinkpeanut allergy/medlink were safely desensitized through a immunotherapy skin patch, reducing allergic reaction risk, stated a global phase 3 clinical trial that included Ann (and)...
View ArticleMiracle Melanin Soothes Sunburn and Chemical Burns
Consider a skin cream capable of repairing damage caused by medlinksunlight/medlink and environmental toxins during the day. This is the promise of a biomimetic melanin created by Northwestern...
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