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Wearing make-up during exercise may harm your skin health

Our skin's pores normally enlarge when we exercise, but this appears to be hindered if we are wearing make-up, which may prevent the release of healthy oils

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Benefits of hyaluronic acid in skincare products have been oversold

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The unexpected ways your skin impacts your health and longevity

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Fresh ideas about the causes of acne are bringing new treatments

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Fresh ideas about the causes of acne are bringing new treatments

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Levels of the bacteria Staphylococcus epidermidis may be higher in people with eczema than those without the condition

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People with eczema may have high levels of some bacteria on their skin

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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread infections such as dengue, may be put off by some of the odours produced by bacteria on people's skin

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Your skin microbiome may affect how attractive you are to mosquitoes

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The slippery quest to invent a safer, more effective sunscreen

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The slippery quest to invent a safer, more effective sunscreen

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Obesity may damage immune cells that prevent psoriasis

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Discovery of wrinkle-causing molecules could lead to new cosmetics

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Discovery of wrinkle-causing molecules could lead to new cosmetics

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An outstretched pointer finger has a translucent skin wrapped around it. This electronic skin shows black sensors and circuitry embedded within.

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Stretchy electronic skin responds to touch and pressure like real skin

In tests with a rat, the e-skin patch conveyed touch and pressure signals to the brain, prompting the animal to move its muscles

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Having naturally high vitamin D levels may protect against psoriasis

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Two brain pathways identified that govern the urge to itch

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A middle-aged, blue-eyed, Caucasian person's eye looks to the side while smiling with wrinkled skin.

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Banishing wrinkles could boost healthy ageing – so who pays the bill?

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The radical new theory that wrinkles actually cause ageing

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