If you come across hard clear plastic there is a good chance that it is polycarbonate. Like me, you have probably never given it a second thought. Well it turns out that this kind of plastic contains an additive called bisphenol A that has been shown to damage the development of reproductive organs in mice. [...]
Scientific American reports the results of a study into the effect of genes and exercise on body weight. It is confirmation of something that I think we all knew, which is that some people just put on weight more than others. Researchers have been able to identify some of the genes involved. But it turns [...]
Acne is a miserable condition, particularly severe acne. When I used to work in research into acne I often used to get people asking me if it was affected by what they ate. A lot of people claimed that chocolate, particularly Mars bars for some reason, seemed to make their spots worse. I used to [...]
I haven’t been very systematic or scientific about it, but I have been using the two Aldi creams off and on since I reviewed them at the end of July. I have been quite impressed - they seem to be pretty good. Both seem to have a pretty good moisturising effect. I haven’t tried them [...]
Should pregnant women avoid fragrances? Probably, but the case isn’t a strong one yet.
I went to a conference on science blogging on Saturday. I am sure that it wasn’t the first one on the subject but it was the first one I have heard of and t was the first one I have been to. It was certainly a bit of a geekfest, with many people not just [...]
A study by Canadian researchers has produced some interesting and unexpected results. They had set out to test an idea that caffeine might help in the control of skin cancer. I am not sure where they got this idea from but the way they proposed to go about trying it out was quite logical. They [...]
We all get old. As we get older get wrinkles. None of us want to look old, so we are open to suggestions for how to get rid of them. But we are all intelligent enough to realise that there is a limit to how much we can cheat the clock.
There are huge numbers of [...]
Today it is possible to use sophisticated software to produce images of faces so realistic that you can’t tell them from photographs of real people. A group of German researchers has taken advantage of this to investigate the precise features that make a face attractive or unattractive.
You can read their work in full on their [...]
The Daily Mail has published an article by Kate Lock drawing people’s attention to how bad cosmetics are.
Kate Lock asks Are Your Beauty Products Killing You?
I had never heard of Kate Lock before, so before responding I have tried to find out a bit about her online. She seems to be a journalist. [...]
