A new report from a UK-based consumer protection watchdog reveals that 'once-a-day sunscreen’ all-day protection claims by top sunscreen brands are misleading. The results of the study show that Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of sunscreen products significantly drop without reapplication.
A new study reveals that car door windows do not offer as much protection from UV Rays as the car windshields do. The findings reveal that less protection from sun’s harmful rays in the side windows exposes drivers to higher risk of left eye cataracts and skin cancer on the left side of the face.
A group of researchers from Harvard University and MIT has recently developed a ‘second skin’ to make the skin deceptively look younger. Apart from its potential cosmetic applications, the polymer-made film may also have a slew of other medical uses such as protecting the skin from sunburn, preventing moisture loss, and treating skin conditions like eczema.
Scientists reveal that they have unlocked the answers to why some people have young-looking skin while others age dramatically.
According to the interdisciplinary study reseach on fossil and living bony fish reveals enamel formed on the skin of fish and later evolved in the mouth.
The drug tofacitnib caused most of the skin discoloration to disappear in one patient treated by dermatologists at Yale Medical Center.
Jennifer Aniston stated that she will no longer sun-tan anymore.
The condition that makes lime juice and sun toxic for the body is called Phytophotodermatitis which is somewhat rare in Florida but doctors see many cases in summer.
Octopuses can see through skin, a new study has found. The marine creatures don't require their eyes or even the nervous system to detect light and the changes in its intensity, as they can do it through their skin.
The debate over sunless tanning is creating problems, but some experts feel that it is dangerous for the skin.
Dermatologist Frederic Brandt was found dead this past Saturday in his Miami home.
A recent research has, once again, found an additional benefit from drinking coffee. Aside from preventing liver cancer, coffee is also said to protect oneself from skin cancer.
Researchers have found a frog that can change skin textures, from smooth to spiny. The vertebrate, found in Ecuador is first of its kind, according to researchers.
The frog changes its skin texture in under three minutes.
Zinc, the guard and shield for humans can keep us healthy and happy.
