Skin

Give new life to hair, skin for your wedding day

Start taking care of your skin at least 45 days before your wedding. Get your basics right, analyse your skin type and understand if it's dry, oily, dehydrated or sensitive.

Dec 09, 2017, 10:55 AM IST

Here's a skin care guide to battle winter

Disha Meher, a national expert on skin and nails at Lakmé Salon and Pond's skin expert Rashmi Shetty share tips you need to nourish, revive and refresh your skin this winter.
 

Nov 22, 2017, 21:01 PM IST

HC notice to Centre on sale of skin creams containing steroids

The petition deals with the misuse of topical corticosteroids, a class of drugs used for treating a variety of skin diseases.
 

Nov 22, 2017, 21:00 PM IST

Scientists reverse ageing in old human cells in breakthrough study

The research, published in the journal BMC Cell Biology, has the potential to lead to therapies which could help people age better, without experiencing some of the degenerative effects of getting old.

Nov 09, 2017, 11:01 AM IST

Inflammation may train skin to heal faster: Study

Inflammatory skin diseases are considered to be the most common problem in dermatology.These diseases come in many forms, from occasional rashes to chronic conditions such as dermatitis.

Oct 19, 2017, 17:03 PM IST

Scientists design 'camouflaging skin' inspired by octopus

The team's pneumatically-activated material takes a cue from the 3D bumps, or papillae, that cephalopods such as such as octopus and cuttlefish can express in one-fifth of a second for dynamic camouflage, and then retract to swim away.

Oct 15, 2017, 18:28 PM IST

Artificial Intelligence system may help detect melanoma skin cancer

A team of researchers are developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system that might help detect melanoma skin cancer early.

Aug 23, 2017, 23:47 PM IST

This is why eating untimely affects your skin!

The findings indicates that people who eat late at night are more vulnerable to sunburn and longer-term effects such as skin ageing and skin cancer.

Aug 16, 2017, 19:29 PM IST

This new gene therapy via skin can help treat diabetes, obesity

Researchers from the University of Chicago, using CRISPR, have edited the skin stem cells from newborn mice which prompted the cells to secrete glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1).

Aug 04, 2017, 19:04 PM IST

This 16-year-old Thai girl battles with rare 'butterfly' skin disease – Read her story!

The condition makes her skin to blister and tear at the slightest touch like a 'butterfly wing' causing blisters constantly which makes her fingers and toes fuse together.

Jul 08, 2017, 20:45 PM IST

Patients with Parkinson's disease have high risk of melanoma: Study

Accoding to researchers from Mayo Clinic, patients with Parkinson's were roughly four times more likelier to have had a history of melanoma than those without the disease.

Jul 05, 2017, 17:45 PM IST

27-year-old marine engineer lives like a 'vampire' — Find out why!

Sam Phelps suffers from a rare incurable condition, known as erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), that causes his skin to burn when exposed to UV light.

Jul 04, 2017, 17:18 PM IST

58-year-old lives in isolation, branded as 'bark man' in China — Here's why

A 58-year-old man suffers from an incurable condition which makes his skin appear as rough as bark.

Jun 30, 2017, 20:12 PM IST

This new 'real sun-tan' drug may help prevent skin cancer!

The new drug tricked the skin into producing the brown form of the pigment melanin which gives human skin, hair and eyes their colour.

Jun 14, 2017, 23:42 PM IST

43-year-old brain dead man gives new lease of life to nine

Selvaraj was declared brain dead when he did not respond well on the treatment and his family members came forward to donate his organs.

Jun 14, 2017, 23:22 PM IST

Tiger Shroff's mantras for good health, skin

Actor Tiger Shroff, who has been chosen to play the lead role in the Bollywood remake of "Rambo", follows three mantras to maintain his fit frame and glowing skin.

May 27, 2017, 13:58 PM IST

Doctors use skin of tilapia fish to treat burn victims in Brazil!

Using skin of tilapia fish to treat burn victims is an unorthodox procedure which can ease the pain of victims and also cut medical costs.

May 25, 2017, 20:52 PM IST

This 26-year-old Filipino man branded as cursed 'Ghost' – Read to know more

Individuals who suffer from a rare disorder that affects their skin and facial features often have to face a traumatising ordeal in their lives.

May 25, 2017, 18:53 PM IST

Teen boy from Bihar nicknamed 'Ghost Boy' – Find out why!

A 16-year-old teenager named Mithun Chauhan from Nawada in Bihar has been branded as 'ghost boy' by his classmates.

May 12, 2017, 19:03 PM IST

Vaccine to get rid of acne comes closer to reality

A team of scientists may have found a cure for acne, but in the form of a vaccine.

Apr 12, 2017, 22:17 PM IST