Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Research breakthrough for drugs via the skin

(Medical Xpress) -- A research team at Karolinska Institutet has succeeded in describing the structure and function of the outermost layer of the skin - the stratum corneum - at a molecular level. This opens ...

Medical research created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

To make old skin cells act young again, boost their surroundings, scientists show

As we get older, the trillions of cells in our body do too. And like us, they become less resilient and able to weather the stress of everyday life. Our skin especially tells the tale of what's happening throughout our bodies.

Medical research created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deodorants: Do we really need them?

New research shows that more than 75 per cent of people with a particular version of a gene don't produce under-arm odour but use deodorant anyway.

Health created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Study could explain why some people get zits and others don't

The bacteria that cause acne live on everyone's skin, yet one in five people is lucky enough to develop only an occasional pimple over a lifetime. What's their secret?

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Basal cell carcinoma risk can be chronic

In the powerful sunlight of July, newly published results from a large study of people at high risk for basal cell carcinoma support the emerging view of the nation's most common cancer as a chronic ailment ...

Cancer created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New discoveries in skin cancer: protein inhibits formation of metastases

The danger of melanomas lies in the fact that they encourage the formation of new lymph vessels (lymphangiogenesis) at a very early stage and can therefore produce metastases very early on.

Cancer created Aug 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breakthrough research discovery to help heal chronic wounds

(Medical Xpress)—The University of Queensland researchers have successfully restored wound healing in a model of diabetes paving the way for new treatments for chronic wounds.

Medical research created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0