Category: Skincare

Thanks to trend arbiters like the NYFW runways and the latest Fenty Beauty makeup collection, our editors already had a hunch that this summer would be all about neon makeup. Whether it’s electric blue liner or Barbie pink gloss, neon is always vibrant and surprising, so it’s only fitting that for 2019’s Met Gala themed Camp: Notes on Fashion, celebrities opted for the best and brightest neon makeup we’ve seen on the red carpets this season. Makeup artists rose to the occasion with hot-pink lipstick, strategically placed eyeliner, and eyebrow colors that in no way exist in…

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Our hair, skin and eyes are colored by a pigment called melanin, which is produced by pigment cells called melanocytes. Scientists have used stem cell technology to successfully create melanocyte precursor cells. These cells can be used in research on melanoma and other pigment cell-related illnesses. The findings were published on March 6 in the online edition of Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. Abnormalities in pigment cells can affect us in many ways, from genetic disorders such as albinism to freckles caused by aging. When melanocytes become malignant melanoma they cause…

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Neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) affect millions of people worldwide and occur when parts of the nervous system lose function over time. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have discovered that a type of skin-related stem cell could be used to help regenerate myelin sheaths, a vital part of the nervous system linked to neurodegenerative disorders. The discovery into these types of stem cells is significant because they could offer a simpler and less invasive alternative to using embryonic stem cells. This early stage research…

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Blackheads, much like cockroaches, are the worst for this very reason: Every time you squeeze one of them away, you find dozens more to tackle. (How’s that for a fun visual?) As satisfying as that squeeze may be in the moment, the peskiness of blackheads can wear on anyone. They just keep. Coming. Back. In search of answers, we turned to top dermatologists to find out how to get rid of them — for good. First things first, what exactly are blackheads? Before you go about trying to rid your…

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(UPDATE May, 2019): Last September, it was reported by the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) that “vampire facials” at VIP Spa in Albuquerque may have exposed patients to HIV and hepatitis B and C. Now, the New Mexico Department of Health is advising anyone who’s gotten a vampire facial at the spa to get tested for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C as soon as possible. In addition, the NMDOH is recommending that former clients get tested if they had any injection-related procedure performed at VIP Spa, especially if it was done…

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