New breakthrough opens doors to treat melanin-linked skin conditions
New breakthrough opens doors to treat melanin-linked skin conditions
Biochemistry
Jul 5, 2017
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News tagged with melanin
Scientists develop molecular code for melanin-like materials
Scientists have long known that melanin—the pigments that give color to skin, hair and eyes—has numerous useful qualities, including providing protection from cancer-causing UV radiation and free radicals, but also electronic ...
Materials Science
Jun 8, 2017
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Chemists create the ultimate natural sunscreen
Chemists, materials scientists and nanoengineers at UC San Diego have created what may be the ultimate natural sunscreen.
Nanomaterials
May 17, 2017
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Toward a safer permanent hair dye that mimics melanin
Coloring hair has become a common practice, particularly for people who want to hide their graying locks. But an ingredient in many of today's commercial hair dyes has been linked to allergic reactions and skin irritation. ...
Materials Science
Mar 1, 2017
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Studies lead to use of melanin as material for bioelectronic devices
Bioelectronics, sometimes called the next medical frontier, is a research field that combines electronics and biology to develop miniaturized implantable devices capable of altering and controlling electrical signals in the ...
Materials Science
Dec 20, 2016
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Skin pigment could help strengthen foams and fabrics
Melanin is the natural molecule in animals' skin, hair and the iris of eyes that gives them color and helps protect them from ultraviolet light. Someday soon, the pigment could be found in unexpected places such as sofa cushions ...
Materials Science
Nov 9, 2016
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Research may help to discover the true colour of extinct animals
An international team of scientists led by The University of Manchester has used state-of-the-art X-ray methods to analyse the chemistry of feathers of birds, in order to discover the true colours of extinct ancient animals ...
Archaeology
Sep 23, 2016
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Video: The world's most unavoidable carcinogen
When we go outside, we expose ourselves to the most common carcinogen of all: ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight. Most of us know we should apply sunscreen to protect our skin, but some of us forget and suffer a flaky, irritated ...
Other
Jul 26, 2016
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Formation of the browning pigment melanin decoded
Melanin is a pigment which is present in almost all life forms and that determines hair and skin color in humans. It helps insects protect themselves against the effects of pathogenic microorganisms and it promotes tissue ...
Biochemistry
Jul 4, 2016
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Study finds that protein puts the brakes on melanin
A year and a half ago, researchers at Brown University found a molecular gas pedal for melanin production. Now they've found a brake. For scientists, the finding deepens not only the basic understanding of how eyes, skin ...
Archaeology
May 27, 2016
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