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Aug 16, 2011 | 09:20 AM CDT
Researchers Find Cavity-causing Bacteria in Infants
Researchers at the University of Illinois have confirmed the presence of bacteria associated with early childhood caries (ECC) in infant saliva. The research, which was published in PLoS One in the article “Comparative analysis of salivary bacterial microbiome diversity in edentulous infants and their mothers or primary care givers using pyrosequencing” proposes the need for infant oral care.
Aug 09, 2011 | 11:51 AM CDT
Nanostructured Device Created to Identify Liquids
Researchers at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a device that can identify an unknown liquid.
Jul 21, 2011 | 04:00 PM CDT
Researchers Discover Antioxidant Benefits in Black Poplar Extract
Researchers at Biolandes and Polyphénols Biotech have found antioxidant content in a poplar bud (Populus nigra). In "Phenolic Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Poplar Bud (Populus nigra) Extract: Individual Antioxidant Contribution of Phenolics and Transcriptional Effect on Skin Aging," an article that appeared in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the researchers suggest that an aqueous extract of P. nigra possesses antioxidant properties that could be utilized in nutraceuticals for an anti-aging skin benefit.
Jul 12, 2011 | 09:11 AM CDT
Researchers Find Pain Relief in Poisonous Shrub
Researchers in Africa have discovered pain relief benefits in a poisonous shrub.
May 10, 2011 | 11:27 AM CDT
Borate Glass Nanofibers for Wound Healing
Recent research published by the American Ceramic Society shows that a particular borate glass composition can be used to form cottony glass fibers 300 nm to 5 μm in diameter to mimic the structure of fibrin, which in turn has been shown to support the wound healing process.
Mar 02, 2011 | 04:03 PM CST
Desmosomes: Adhesion Answers to Skin
By: Katie Schaefer, Cosmetics & Toiletries magazin…
Garrod became interested in cell adhesion after reading a paper on the differential adhesion hypothesis by Malcolm Steinberg, and he more recently discovered the mechanism that allows these structures to tightly bind cells together.
Feb 23, 2011 | 11:00 AM CST
Researcher Develops Probe for Non-invasive Below Skin Imaging
Jannick Rolland, PhD, an optics professor at the University of Rochester in New York, has developed an optical probe equipped with a liquid lens that takes images under the skin’s surface without the use of invasive procedures.
Feb 08, 2011 | 10:26 AM CST
Researchers Find More Polyphenols in Cacao Seeds Than Fruit Juice
Researchers from the Hershey Center for Health & Nutrition have published a paper suggesting that cacao seeds contain a high amount of antioxidants and more polyphenols and flavanols than fruit juice.
Feb 03, 2011 | 03:32 PM CST
Seeing Through Natural Fragrances
By: Katie Schaefer, Cosmetics & Toiletries magazin…
Joining in the eco-responsible effort is The Robertet Group, a fragrance and flavor house that has created Seed to Scent (S2S), a program offering transparency to the consumer as to where and how its fragrance materials are produced.
Jan 17, 2011 | 10:42 AM CST
P. Acnes Found to Cause Infections Other Than Acne
Peter Lambert, PhD, a professor of microbiology at Aston University's school of life and health sciences, has reported that Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes), the bacterium that causes acne, may already be present within the body and cause other infections.