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For decades, the sunscreen industry basically ignored anyone who wasn’t pale. Traditional formulas left darker skin looking ashy, chalky and downright ridiculous, forcing people with melanin-rich skin ...

A group of researchers working at Northwestern University have developed a new "super melanin" that has a plethora of possible uses. The new research is published in the journal npj Regenerative ...

Melanin in humans and animals provides pigmentation to the skin, eyes, and hair. The substance protects cells from sun damage with increased pigmentation in response to sunlight. Many of us worry ...

Cream is non-toxic and clear when rubbed on skin Applied after damage has occurred, cream accelerates healing of the skin ‘You are protecting the skin and repairing it simultaneously. It’s continuous ...

March 5 (UPI) --Scientists have successfully synthesized melanin, a selectively porous material capable of trapping a variety of toxins, including radioactive particles. Initially, researchers set out ...

A team of geneticists and systems biologists at Stanford University has associated 169 genes that with the production of melanin in the skin, hair and eyes. In their study, reported in the journal ...

However, melanin was not found to affect StO 2 or the absorption or reduced scattering coefficients at either wavelength. The findings indicate that as melanin levels increase, the accuracy of NIRS ...

The skin, hair and eye color of more than eight billion humans is determined by the light-absorbing pigment known as melanin. An article recently published in the journal Science features research ...