Tissues: News and Research on Epithelium

MeSH tree: A10.272

The body's internal clock can be determined from a hair sample

A research team at Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin has developed a test that can determine a person's chronotype based on their hair roots. It is intended to lay the foundation for circadian medicine—that is, medicine ...

Q&A: Can laughter help your heart?

Heart disease, particularly a heart attack, can feel like it comes out of nowhere. However, the truth is that certain behaviors put us at risk—and changing those behaviors is largely within our control. Most heart disease ...

What's the best way to remove a splinter?

Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes embedded in the skin and the soft tissue underneath. The outer skin layer, known as the epidermis, has ...

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