A novel peptide 'T14' reflects age and photo-aging in human skin
A new research paper, titled "A novel peptide 'T14' reflects age and photo-aging in human skin," was published in Aging.
Jul 5, 2023
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Cells: News and Research on Epidermal Cells
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Analysis of the 2022 mpox virus using human keratinocytes and human iPS cell-derived colon organoids
A research team led by Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama (CiRA, Kyoto University) and Professor Kei Sato (Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo) experimentally infected human keratinocytes and human ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Researchers discover how melanoma changes its environment to support metastasis
A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University and the Sheba Medical Center reveals how melanoma cancer cells affect their close environment to support their needs—by forming new lymph vessels in the dermis in order to go deeper ...
Jun 14, 2023
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A thick skin: How a very exposed organ fights disease
Humans are just so naked. Where many creatures have scales or spines—or even a shell—humans have a soft, sweaty, stretchy layer of skin standing between the world and our internal organs.
May 3, 2023
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A new frontier: Skin cell study looks at regenerative medicine in space
Human skin cells provided by Marjana Tomic-Canic, Ph.D., director of the Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine Research Program at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, were launched to the International Space ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Bioengineered skin grafts that fit like gloves
If you've ever tried giftwrapping an odd-shaped present like a teddy bear, you can appreciate the challenge that surgeons face when grafting artificial skin onto an injured body part. Like wrapping paper, engineered skin ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Tofacitinib shows promise in scleroderma patients, researchers optimistic for next phase of study
Systemic sclerosis—or scleroderma that affects the skin and internal organs—is one of the rarest autoimmune diseases, affecting roughly 100,000 people (primarily women) in the United States. However, systemic sclerosis is ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Stopping moles from turning into the deadliest type of skin cancer
In a small patch of skin no bigger than an inch, there are millions of cells all performing duties, like protecting us from bacteria and sensing temperature. A portion of them are melanocytes, a type of cell dedicated to ...
Aug 4, 2022
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