Plastic surgery to treat large cutaneous ulcers, including those seen in people with severe burns, bedsores or chronic diseases such as diabetes, may someday be a thing of the past. Scientists at the Salk Institute have developed a technique to directly convert the cells in an open wound into new skin cells. The approach relies on reprogramming the cells to a stem-cell-like state and could be useful for healing skin damage, countering the effects of aging and helping us to better understand skin cancer. “Our observations constitute an initial proof…
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Kylie Jenner is the world’s youngest billionaire; Kendall Jenner is the highest-paid model on the globe; and Kim Kardashian has already made over $100 million with her year-old makeup line. It’s no secret that the Kardashian-Jenner family is swimming in cash, but exactly how much are we talking? Though only their own accountants know for sure, various media outlets and websites have estimated the net worth of every member of the famous clan, as well as several of the sisters’ husbands and boyfriends. Here’s how the family members rank: Kylie…
Read MoreDepression in 20s linked to memory loss in 50s
A new large-scale longitudinal study carried out by University of Sussex psychologists has found a clear link between episodes of depression and anxiety experienced by adults in their twenties, thirties and forties, with a decrease in memory function by the time they are in their fifties. The study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, is the first of its kind to look at the relationship between depressive symptoms experienced across three decades of early-mid adulthood and a decline in cognitive function in midlife. The Sussex psychologists analysed data from the…
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