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Fur loss, lesions reported in Beaufort Sea polar bears

Research scientists working for the U.S. Geological Survey report that some Alaska polar bears are losing their fur.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When inflexibility is counterproductive: Mechanism of UV-induced DNA Dewar lesion revealed

Excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation of sunlight can result in skin damage and may even induce skin cancers. Irradiation with UV light causes mutations in the DNA, which can interfere with or even inhibit the ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Geologists find ponds not the cause of arsenic poisoning in India's groundwater

The source of arsenic in India's groundwater continues to elude scientists more than a decade after the toxin was discovered in the water supply of the Bengal delta in India. But a recent study with a Kansas State University ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Different paths to drug resistance in Leishmania

Two remarkable discoveries were today revealed by researchers into genome analysis of Leishmania parasites. These results uncovered a surprising level of variation at the genome structure level.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US probes mystery disease killing Arctic seals

US scientists are hoping to uncover answers behind a mysterious disease that has emerged in Arctic seal populations, causing skin lesions, lethargy and death, officials said Friday.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Vietnam releases sacred turtle in good health

(AP) -- State media say a rare giant turtle considered sacred in Vietnam has been released back into a Hanoi lake.

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new high-resolution method for imaging below the skin using a liquid lens

University of Rochester optics professor Jannick Rolland has developed an optical technology that provides unprecedented images under the skin's surface. The aim of the technology is to detect and examine ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 19, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Celecoxib may be effective in preventing non-melanoma skin cancers

Celecoxib may help prevent nonmelanoma skin cancers in patients with extensive actinic keratosis, which is often a precursor to these cancers, according to a randomized clinical trial published online November 29 in The Jo ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treating cancer with light: New LED device may help advance photodynamic therapy

Can skin cancer be treated with light? Scientists at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine), believe so. They're exploring new ways to image cancerous lesions using LEDs that might advance a technique for treating ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The Medical Minute: The worry with warts

Common warts are harmless skin lesions that are usually found on the hands or soles of the feet, the latter referred to as plantar warts. Warts have a fleshy and hard feel to them, can be associated with skin thickening, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 04, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

The evolution of melanoma diagnosis: 25 years beyond the ABCDs

Twenty-five years after publishing the mnemonic "ABCD" to facilitate the early diagnosis of melanoma, the group who came up with that moniker says early detection remains a key factor in lowering mortality from malignant ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study of psoriatic cells could fire up the study of inflammation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Psoriasis is one of humanity’s oldest know diseases and one of the more widespread, affecting 2 percent of the U.S. population. But it remains largely a mystery. New work identifies markers ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sand fly barcoding in Panama reveals Leishmania strain and its potential control

In the first survey of sand flies in Panama to use genetic barcoding, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Gorgas Memorial Laboratories identified 20 sand fly species from Barro Colorado ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Saving your skin: New pigmented lesion program monitors people at high risk of dermatological cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Each year, millions of Americans develop cancerous skin lesions. The vast majority of these are easily treated and highly survivable, but some are — or could become — melanomas, which can ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Welsh shingles drug set for final hurdle

A new Welsh-developed drug to help alleviate the suffering of shingles could move a step closer for patients if the final stage of testing is given the go-ahead.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1