"She said that the treatment involved dipping your leg into a pool of fish. The fish nibble away at your dead skin, allowing healthy skin to grow in its place." picked by gammerus 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share science |
Great information for men want continue look young. picked by inakisant 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
or so reports the Sun. Not sure how reliable it is, but it wouldn't surprise me. 1 comments edit related share plime.comAfter doing as much to your skin as he has, it must have some effects. picked by Ankabout 7 months ago |
Australian researchers are trialling a vaccine that could dramatically reduce skin cancer rates in those treated. 2 comments edit related share scienceThe vaccine targets a virus known to be a precursor to a large proportion of skin tumours. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago |
Or if you would like, sheets or even toilet paper. Order your skin clothing here at SkinBag. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 12 comments edit related share weird |
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Skin may have the capacity to regenerate lost hair follicles from within. Researchers in the United States have found that, when skin is wounded, epidermal cells can respond by generating hair follicles and growing new hair picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Ariana Page Russell has a skin condition called dermatographia, where the skin is hypersensitive to minor injuries. She uses this condition as the basis for her art. 11 comments edit related share artsMust see to believe picked by tigertony 2 years ago |
If the same could be done with human skin cells -- a big if -- the procedure could lead to breakthrough medical treatments... picked by kxmk 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Genetic analyses of human skin are revealing more about what makes us look old. As well as throwing up ways to smooth away wrinkles, the studies may provide a quantifiable way to test claims made for skin products. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
"They put a topical ointment on my skin which intensified the laser. After it was over, my skin looked like raw meat. I had horrendous blisters all over it in a zebra-stripe pattern." picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A new skin disorder caused by use of games consoles has been identified by skin specialists. 8 comments edit related share plime.comThe condition, dubbed PlayStation palmar hidradenitis, is described in the British Journal of Dermatology. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago |
Marijuana-like substances made by the skin are necessary for a healthy complexion, a new study concludes. The skin has joined the growing club of organs that is known to produce "endocannabinoids" — the body's own reefer. The biggest producer of endogenous pot is the brain. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share science |
A glowing plaster that can patch up wounds AND destroy skin cancer cells by zapping them with light, has been unveiled by British scientists. 3 comments edit related share scienceThe strip of bendy plastic is embedded with light-emitting diodes that blast a high-powered of beam of red light onto tumours. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago |
Ordinary skin cells from mice have been used to create live mice that then had babies. 0 comments edit related share science*The process isn't perfect — some of the mice died* picked by Bornbad 4 months ago |
HIV can travel through a healthy woman's genital skin and reach its immune cell targets in four hours, researchers said Tuesday. picked by muppet 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Cheap, convenient and casual, baseball caps and flip-flops have acquired a trendy charm. Those qualities have made them must-wear accessories for teens, outdoor enthusiasts, gardeners or anyone trying to keep cool during the sweltering days of summer. 7 comments edit related share scienceHowever, flip-flips and baseball caps could pose a hidden health risk from skin cancer. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago |
A new study suggests that people's political views may affect how they perceive President Obama's skin tone, with liberals tending to "lighten" his skin and conservatives tending to "darken" it. picked by lynxears 5 days ago 5 comments edit related share politics |
The first lungless frog has been discovered lurking in the jungles of Borneo. It apparently gets all the oxygen it needs through its skin. The loss of lungs helped the frogs severely flatten their bodies. This in turn increased the surface area of their skin, which helps them absorb oxygen. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
Eeeww. There's a zoo full of critters living on your skin — a bacterial zoo, that is. Consider your underarm a rain forest. Healthy skin is home to a much wider variety of bacteria than scientists ever knew, says the first big census of our co-inhabitants. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Barbara Chisholm claims she noticed the skin after she ate a chip from the packet, at a birthday party for her granddaughter in Malak. The 6cm by 2cm skin was allegedly found in a packet manufactured by Snackbrands Australia. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |