39 minutes ago By Michelle Roberts, Digital health editor, BBC News ©2024 Takeuchi et al. CC-BY-ND Taking inspiration from human skin ligaments, the prototype face can be made to smile Japanese scientists have found a way to attach living skin to robot faces, for more realistic smiles and other facial expressions. The breakthrough came from copying tissue … Read more
A cancer charity is warning people to do more to protect themselves from the sun as the number of melanoma skin-cancer cases in the UK continues to rise. Cancer Research UK predicts there will be a record 20,800 cases diagnosed this year – up from a yearly average of 19,300 between 2020 and 2022. Its … Read more
Aidan McKay says a childhood spent farming is a major factor for his stage four skin cancer. Source link
Researchers hope using Terahertz (THz) waves will help preserve as much healthy skin as possible. Source link
Henk Giele, associate professor of plastic, reconstructive, transplant and hand surgery at University of Oxford, was the chief investigator of the trial. He said: “Lungs are prone to rejection due to their exposure to outside air and high propensity to infection. Source link
Doctors at The Christie in Manchester used a blood test to help decide on José Sotorrio’s treatment. Source link
The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, revealed she had malignant melanoma this week. Source link
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can spread to other parts of the body. The main cause is ultraviolet light, which comes from the sun or sunbeds. Factors such as age, pale skin, a large number of moles, and a family history of skin cancer can increase an individual’s chances of developing melanoma. … Read more
Football legend Graeme Souness raised more than £1m by swimming the English Channel to help support people living with rare skin condition Epidermolysis bullosa (EB). The former Liverpool and Scotland midfielder was inspired to take on the challenge by 15-year-old Isla Grist, who lives in the Highlands. The ex-Rangers manager joined Isla, whose condition is … Read more
