Dermatology

Nate Liao,2, was enveloped in rolls of bandages all over, a few months ago. He and his older brother Jake have a rare and deadly genetic disease that prevents their skin from attaching to the body.

The hospitality industry has had it and now the Food and Drug Administration plans to introduce a four star rating for sunscreens too. An over-the-counter sunscreen that just carries a SPF (Sun Protection Factor) value, can be pulled off the shelf if FDA succeeds in its proposal.

London -- It is a known fact that sweet, which is high in calories, can lead to a good increase in weight, but for the first time a book by dermatologist Dr Fredric Brandt, has revealed that sweet treats can cause wrinkles.

According to Brandt, who discusses the effect of sweet on skin in his book 10 Minutes/10 Years: Your Definitive Guide To A Beautiful And Youthful Appearance, removing sweet from diet can make a person look ten years younger.

"In a nutshell, sugar hastens the degradation of elastin and collagen, both key skin proteins. In other words, it actively ages you,” the Daily Mail quoted Dr Brandt, as saying.

The New York City Health Department has warned people not to use the illegal cosmetic products that may contains lead and can harmful for health.

On Thursday the city came out with the warning after they had examined five cases of pregnant women and children who were poisoned after using the products in recent months.

Pimples are the trademark of teen age and one gets numerous advices on cleanliness’ and good diet but now a new study has found out another culprit for the acne outbreak in teens is ‘STRESS.’

It has been seen that previously people used to blame bacteria for the inflammation that leads to pimples. So, now the question arises is what follows whom? Is it stress or acne?

From a long time dermatologists have been talking about the harmful effects of the sunlight on the skin surface but a recent study at Stanford University, California has found that a blast of sunlight can help in fighting skin diseases and cancerdefine by attracting immune cells to the skin surface.

Sunlight is essential for the production of vitamin D in the body which makes skin healthy and do counter affect the danger of skin cancer but on the other side more exposure to sunlight can also aggravate the skin problems.

London -- Wrinkles aren't the only cue the human eye looks for to evaluate age. A blotchy facial skin tone can add 10-12 years to a woman's perceived age, says a study.

The study, published in the latest issue of the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, used three-dimensional imaging and morphing software to remove wrinkles and furrows from pictures of women, leaving skin tone as the only variable. Researchers were then able to determine exactly what impact facial skin tone has on how young, healthy and attractive people perceive the women to be. Faces with more even skin tone were judged to be younger, writes Medical News Today portal.

London -- British biotechnology firm Intercytex has developed a robot that will help treat baldness by growing new hair follicle cells.

The company has successfully tested the treatment in removing hair follicles from the back of the neck, multiplying them and then re-implanting the cells, reported the online edition of BBC News.

It initially tested the treatment on seven men with male pattern baldness, five of whom grew hair. They are to test the treatment on 20 more men.

Muenster (Germany) -- The arsenal consists of creams, face-masks and peelers in packaging that promises nothing short of a miracle. Yet so far, the battle against the wrinkles that come inevitably with age has been fought mainly on the surface of the human skin.

The latest weapons, however, are primed to work from within.

The FDA is seeking to ban over-the-counter sales of skin bleaching drug products.

The FDA cites the possible risk of cancer and skin discoloration from hydroquinone typically found in these products. However, those cancer studies were done on rats, not people.