Health

Consumer Health: What is a sunburn?

July is UV Safety Month, which makes this a good time to learn about sunburn and why it's important to avoid one by protecting your skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation from sunlight.

Biomedical technology

Review: Achieving high-performance wearable sensors with hydrogels

This review is written by Dr. Weixing Song from the Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University. Published in the National Science Review, the paper reviewed the toughness and conductive network of existing hydrogel ...

Oncology & Cancer

Video: Breaking through radiation therapy myths

People who have cancer might have the disease treated with several therapies, including chemotherapy and radiation. Radiation therapy, which more than half of all people with cancer receive as part of their treatment, uses ...

Medications

FDA approves topical treatment for molluscum contagiosum

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the topical solution Ycanth (cantharidin) for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum (molluscum) in adult and pediatric patients (aged 2 years and older).

Health

Large study shows link between vitamin D and psoriasis severity

More than eight million people in the U.S. experience psoriasis, a condition in which skin cells build up and form itchy dry patches. A person's vitamin D levels could play an important role in psoriasis severity, according ...

Health

Muscadine wine shows promise in improving aging skin

Could muscadine wine help perk up sagging skin? According to a new study, women who drank two glasses of dealcoholized muscadine wine daily showed significant improvements in the elasticity and water retention of their skin ...

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