Simple skin test identifies Parkinson’s disease
Using a method originally developed to detect mad cow disease, researchers discovered that a simple skin test can accurately identify Parkinson's disease.
Oct. 23, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: parkinsons-disease aging skin health-and-medicine medical-tests
Skin cells team up to stop moles turning into melanomas
New research upends ideas about why some moles become melanomas while others remain benign. The work could also pave the way for treatments.
Oct. 21, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: cancer skin melanoma health-and-medicine
AI checks out ‘rash selfies’ to detect Lyme disease
Artificial intelligence and deep learning that look at "rash selfies" could offer a way to more accurately detect and identify Lyme disease.
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: skin infections ticks lyme-disease health-and-medicine
Tech prints sensors right onto human skin
A new method can print wearable sensors directly onto skin without heat. The sensors could help monitor stats like temperature, heart performance, and more.
Oct. 13, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: nanotechnology skin sensors featured science-and-technology wearable-devices
Dynamic tattoos promise to warn wearers of health threats
Researchers are developing tattoo inks that do more than make pretty colors. Some can sense chemicals, temperature and UV radiation, setting the stage for tattoos that diagnose health problems.
Sept. 24, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: nanotechnology skin wearables diagnostics tattoos wearable-technology ultraviolet-radiation biosensors
Team ties chronic itch to sleep loss and potential heart disease
A new study ties chronic itch to sleep loss and elevated levels of a blood protein often used to predict heart disease, researchers say.
Sept. 22, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: heart-disease skin sleep health-and-medicine itch
Live bacteria spray is showing promise in treating childhood eczema
Can a naturally occurring skin microbe help millions who suffer from eczema?
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: health medicine skin microbiome eczema skin-microbiome rash
Stealthy, ultra-black fish skin absorbs 99.5% of light
Sixteen species of camouflaged deep-sea fish have skin so dark that almost no light bounces back to the eye.
Aug. 4, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: evolution fish skin light oceans colors science-and-technology camouflage
Stealthy, ultra-black fish skin absorbs 99.5% of light
Sixteen species of camouflaged deep-sea fish have skin so dark that almost no light bounces back to the eye.
Aug. 4, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: evolution fish skin light oceans colors science-and-technology camouflage
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