New Patch Aims To Turn Energy-Storing Fats Into Energy-Burning Fats

Tom Patriot

A new approach to reducing bulging tummy fats has shown promise in laboratory trials. It combines a new way to deliver drugs, via a micro-needle patch, with drugs that are known to turn energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat. This innovative approach developed by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) reduced weight gain in mice on a high fat diet and their fat mass by more than 30 per cent over four weeks. The new type of skin patch contains hundreds of micro-needles, each thinner than a…

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What Is The Difference Between Dandruff And Dry Scalp?

Tom Patriot

If you’ve ever had an experience with dandruff or a flaky scalp, you understand how annoying it is to find tiny white specks all over your favorite black sweaters. There’s nothing quite like a layer of scalp snow to put a damper on your confidence. But what exactly is dandruff? And how is it different from a dry scalp? We spoke to Dr. Jennifer MacGregor of Union Square Laser Dermatology in New York City to get to the root of the issue (pun most definitely intended). So What Is Dandruff? Dandruff is essentially…

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Carrie Underwood Needed 40 Stitches in Her Face

Tom Patriot

Carrie Underwood may be unveiling a new face in 2018. The country singer just revealed in a post to her fan club that she needed stitches in her face after falling on the steps of her house back in November—and that she’s “not quite looking the same.” “In addition to breaking my wrist, I somehow managed to injure my face as well,” she wrote, People reported. “I’ll spare you the gruesome details, but when I came out of surgery the night of my fall, the doctor told [Underwood’s husband] Mike that he had put…

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