The skin

Different types of skin diseases. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The relationship between skin development and immune defense

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Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, led by Dr. Idan Cohen and Prof. Roy Gazit, have shown that ZNF750 in epithelial cells synchronizes the development of the skin barrier with immune defense, in part by increasing IL34, which is necessary for development.
In healthy skin tissue samples (left) ScAF cells show thin and elongated "tails" (in green), while in patients with limited scleroderma (center) - and even more so in patients with diffuse scleroderma (right) - there are fewer and fewer ScAF cells, and those that remain gradually lose their Their elongated tails show different expression levels of some proteins (marked in blue and red)

In a new skin: transforming every cell on the way to understanding a rare autoimmune disease

Weizmann Institute of Science scientists in collaboration with Hadassah and Rambam doctors present a new road map for the study of diseases in which there is still much that is hidden on the open
Wrinkled fingers. Photo: Brenderous, Wikimedia

Things people know: why do fingers wrinkle in water?

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Burn from boiling water. From Wikipedia

Researchers from Tel Aviv and Harvard universities have developed a new technology that may prevent scarring from burns

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2. Imaging image. Right: Schematic drawing of the various sensing operations of the platform - touch, heat and volatile particles. Left: photograph and diagram of the chemical resistor; Below: the different parts of the sensor (substrate, electrode and the nanometer sensing layer) before and after a directed scratch. Within 10 minutes the sensor begins to repair itself and return to normal work. Courtesy of Prof. Hosem Haik, Technion

Nanoscale materials will help the chip heal itself following damage

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the structure of the hair. Illustration: shutterstock

Growing hair in a petri dish/Rebecca Gunnard

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sunburn. Illustration: shutterstock

Painful but less: blocking a molecule common in skin cells may solve the problem of pain from sunburn

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A person itches. Image - Orrling and Tomer S. CC license from Wikipedia

The molecular mechanism that causes itching was discovered

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Onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum. From Wikipedia

The genome of the toenail fungus and dozens of other types of fungi that live on the skin is deciphered

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A Lithuanian elderly couple in a folk dance. From Wikipedia.

Why does our hair bleach and how do we restore its color?

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Skin cells of a patient with ectodermal dysplasia. From Wikipedia

Researchers from the Technion and Descartes University in Paris have developed an innovative method to cure rare genetic syndromes

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An illustration of what happens when an allergen hits a tissue. From Wikipedia

A new substance for allergy prevention

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Dr. Eli Sparcher, director of the dermatology department at the Tel Aviv Medical Center. Photo: Haifa University

The genetic defect that causes a rare disease called "SOFT syndrome" has been revealed

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The field of Kolplant in the Galilee. Photo: Company website

Colplant won the product of the year award in nanotechnology at the "Nano-Israel 2012" conference

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The basis of the artificial skin is a flexible organic transistor composed of flexible polymers and carbon-based materials.

Stretchable solar cells

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Standing from the right: Dr. Andrew Kovalenko, Jin-Chul Kim, Dr. Konstantin Bogdanov, Dr. Tai-Bong Kang and Dr. Uri Brenner. Sitting from the right: Dr. Akhil Rajput and Prof. David Wallach.

Why does the body choose to implement a strategy that carries the risk of chronic inflammation and how does it work to reduce the risk?

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Cell phone radiation also changes DNA expression in living humans

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Discovery: Researchers from the Hebrew University discovered that human skin behaves like tiny antennas

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