Ways to slow down signs of ageing

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Botox, fillers and cosmetic surgery have long held onto the crown as the most effective ways to slow down signs of ageing, however, there are plenty of other methods to try which don’t require you to go under the knife – some of which you don’t have to pay a penny for. Dr Asiya Maula, […]

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Hip fracture risk linked to nanoscale bone inflexibility

New research has highlighted a preventative treatment gap in patients prone to bone fractures who are otherwise healthy. The study led by Imperial College London found that flexibility, as well as density, in the bone nanostructure is an important factor in assessing how likely someone is to suffer fractures. The findings, published today in Scientific Reports, […]

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Fish allergy: collagen often overlooked as important allergen

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The number of people throughout the world who suffer from a fish allergy is constantly increasing. The collagen contained in fish is an important allergen for many sufferers but is present in insufficient quantities in most commercially available diagnostic tests based on aqueous extracts of allergen sources. The reason for this could be that collagen […]

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Beautifully handed

Hands are often tell-tale signs of chronological age when other parts of the body, including the face, are more youthful in appearance. The dermal layer of the skin on the back of hands is thinner than that of the face and contains less collagen that the face for example. The hands age more in women […]

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