Skin Care News — ScienceDaily
- New flexible, transparent, wearable biopatch, improves cellular observation, drug delivery November 9, 2018Researchers have developed a new flexible and translucent base for silicon nanoneedle patches to deliver exact doses of biomolecules directly into cells and expand observational opportunities.
- Ready for a close-up: The science behind face massage rollers November 9, 2018Facial massaging using a roller can increase skin blood flow for more than ten minutes after the massage. It can also improve vasodilation -- the widening of blood vessels, -- in the long-term, according to a new study.
- Skin ages when the main cells in the dermis lose their identity and function November 8, 2018A study in mice explains that dermal fibroblasts lose their cell identify over time and with it their capacity to produce and secrete collagen and other proteins.
- Link between autoimmune, heart disease explained in mice November 8, 2018Autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis more than double the risk of cardiovascular disease. A new study shows that immune cells that arise during autoimmune disease cause cholesterol to become trapped inside blood vessels.
- Skin-like sensor maps blood-oxygen levels anywhere in the body November 7, 2018A new flexible sensor can map blood-oxygen levels over large areas of skin, tissue and organs, potentially giving doctors a new way to monitor healing wounds in real time. The sensor is made of organic electronics printed on bendable plastic that molds to the contours of the body.