This Fish’s Skin Might Hold the Key to Better Burn Treatments
The future of burn and wound care is looking fishy—in a good way. New research suggests that a greater variety of fish skins ...
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A Century of Human Detritus, Visualized
One figure widely quoted by pest control companies: There are 1,000 pounds of termites for every human on Earth. If you like big numbers, the 2018 report is delicious reading. Recently ...
Yahoo News Canada21d
Meet the 8-year-old hunter from Nunavut who harvested a walrus this year
(Submitted by Etidloi Adla) The walrus, or aiviq in Inuktitut, has been an important resource for Inuit for many generations. Almost every part of the animal is used: the blubber as fuel, the skin for ...
NDTV22d
Robots Might Be Able To Sense Human Feelings Just By Touching Skin, Scientists Claim
Scientists have discovered that future robots might be able to gauge how you are feeling by just touching human skin. According to a new study published in the journal IEEE Access, researchers ...
The New York Times22d
We’ve Misunderstood Human Nature for 100 Years
One day in the summer of 1924, an anthropologist named Raymond Dart made an incredible discovery — and drew a conclusion from it about human nature that would mislead us for a century.
Science Daily25d
This prototype sunscreen protects your skin and cools you off, too
The prototype sunblock kept human skin up to 11 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius) cooler than bare skin, or around 6 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius) cooler than existing sunscreens.
Nature25d
Skin in the game — locally made antibodies fight resident bacteria
Similar to lymph-node germinal centres 5, skin-based centres required immune cells called follicular helper T cells for their formation and persistence. Interestingly, the follicular helper T ...
Healthline26d
7 Best Hair, Skin, and Nails Vitamins for 2025, According to Experts
Healthy hair, nails, and skin require sufficient nutrients, including vitamins A, D, and E. While these are commonly found in a balanced diet, some people — such as those with specific dietary ...
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Types of Bacterial Skin Infections and How to Treat Them
Bacterial skin infections can happen when bacteria enter the body due to a break in the skin. Different types of skin infections include methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), impetigo, ...
Nature1mon
The skin’s ‘surprise’ power: it has its very own immune system
Previous research showed 3 that the skin of adult mice that had been raised without microbes could be colonized by Staphylococcus epidermidis, a common and harmless bacterium found on human skin.
Science Daily1mon
Oldest modern human genomes sequenced
An international team has now sequenced the oldest modern human genomes to date ... individuals carried variants associated with dark skin and hair color as well as brown eyes, reflecting the ...