News tagged with wrinkles
Study explains why soggy skin gets wrinkly but does not dissolve
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by mathematicians in Australia has explained how skin remains stable in water and does not dissolve, and why it wrinkles and remains a strong barrier even after absorbing large ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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The older we get, the less we know (cosmologically)
(Phys.org) -- The universe is a marvelously complex place, filled with galaxies and larger-scale structures that have evolved over its 13.7-billion-year history. Those began as small perturbations of matter ...
May 22, 2012 |
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Chocolate rich in flavanols may protect the skin from UV
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has discovered for the first time that dark chocolate rich in flavanols may provide significant protection from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light.
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Dog genetic studies reveal why Shar-Peis are wrinkled
(PhysOrg.com) -- There are over 400 genetically different dog breeds, with massive variations in size, colors, fur type, temperament, and so on, and scientists have wondered exactly what changes in the genes ...
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Nanowrinkles, nanofolds yield strange hidden channels
Wrinkles and folds are ubiquitous. They occur in furrowed brows, planetary topology, the surface of the human brain, even the bottom of a gecko's foot. In many cases, they are nature's ingenious way of packing ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Like mother, like daughter, at least around the eyes
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests the old saying commonly told to husbands-to-be is true, that if you want to know what your wife will look like, look at her mother.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Neurons from stem cells could replace mice in botulinum test
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using lab-grown human neurons, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an effective assay for detecting botulinum neurotoxin, the agent widely used to cosmetically smooth the wrinkles ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Baby boomers' boon? LED light and green tea cream to smooth facial wrinkles
Scientists in Germany are reporting a major improvement in their potential new treatment for facial wrinkles that could emerge as an alternative to Botox and cosmetic surgery. The non-invasive technique combines ...
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Removing wrinkles with RHAMM
Hollywood stars of a certain age take note: Research at Berkeley Lab suggests that a protein linked to the spread of several major human cancers may also hold great potential for the elimination of wrinkles ...
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Anti-aging cosmetic reduced wrinkles in clinical trial
Scientists testing a cosmetic anti-ageing product sold on the high street have shown it can clinically reduce wrinkles and improve the appearance of skin damaged by everyday exposure to sunlight.
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Chemistry makes the natural 'wonder fabric' -- wool -- more wonderful
Scientists in China are reporting an advance that may improve the natural wonders of wool — already regarded as the "wonder fabric" for its lightness, softness, warmth even when wet, and other qualities. They ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Engineered botulism toxins could have broader role in medicine
already used medically in small doses to treat certain nerve disorders and facial wrinkles — could be re-engineered for an expanded role in helping millions of people with rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, ...
Nov 30, 2011 |
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