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  Stem Cells Used to Treat Children With Life-Threatening, Blistering Skin Disease

  August 11, 2010 — Physician-researchers have demonstrated that a lethal skin disease can be successfully treated with stem cell ... > full story
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  All-Over Tan Is a Myth, Study Finds

  August 3, 2010 — An even all-over tan may be unattainable as some body areas are more resistant to tanning than others, a study has ... > full story
• Genes
  Biochemistry Research
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  How Key Enzyme Repairs Sun-Damaged DNA

  July 25, 2010 — Researchers have long known that humans lack a key enzyme -- one possessed by most of the animal kingdom and even plants -- that reverses severe sun damage. For the first time, researchers have ... > full story
• Arthritis
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  Obesity in Early Adulthood Associated With Increased Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis

  July 19, 2010 — Among persons with psoriasis, those who reported being obese at age 18 had an increased risk of developing psoriatic arthritis, according to a report in the July 19 issue of Archives of Dermatology, ... > full story
• Nanotechnology
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  Nanoparticles in English Ivy May Hold the Key to Making Sunscreen Safer and More Effective

  July 19, 2010 — Researchers have found that nanoparticles in ivy may protect skin from UV radiation at least four times better than the metal-based sunblocks found on store shelves ... > full story
• Vaccines
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  Vaccine-Delivery Patch With Dissolving Microneedles Eliminates 'Sharps,' Boosts Protection

  July 18, 2010 — A new vaccine-delivery patch based on hundreds of microscopic needles that dissolve into the skin could allow persons without medical training to painlessly administer vaccines -- while providing ... > full story
• Parkinson's Research
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  Skin Cells Could Help Discover Cause of Parkinson's Disease

  July 13, 2010 — Researchers are applying new stem cell technology to use skin samples to grow the brain cells thought to be responsible for the onset of Parkinson's ... > full story
• Cancer
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  HPV Infection Linked to Increased Risk of Skin Cancer

  July 8, 2010 — HPV infection heightens the risk of developing certain skin cancers and is worsened if people are taking immunosuppression drugs, according to a new ... > full story
• Skin Cancer
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  New Way to Slow the Growth of Malignant Melanoma

  July 8, 2010 — New research has shown that the growth of melanoma, one of the most deadly forms of skin cancer, can be slowed when a little known gene called microRNA 193b is ... > full story
• Skin Care
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  Revolutionary Medical Dressing Uses Nanotechnology to Fight Infection

  July 7, 2010 — Researchers are using nanotechnology to develop a medical dressing which will detect and treat infection in wounds. Scientists in the UK are working together with teams across Europe and Australia to ... > full story

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