Fat synthesizing enzyme is key to healthy skin, hair

October 12th, 2009 Auction house all shook up over Elvis hairCHICAGO — The King may be dead, but that doesn't mean it's too late to run your fingers through his hair. A Chicago auction house is putting a clump of what it says is Elvis Presley's hair up for auction — along with some of his clothes, sweat-stained scarves and memorabilia.

August 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cleansing from body washes no longer has to be synonymous with dry skin damage, thanks first-of-its-kind breakthrough body wash technology from Dove called NutriumMoisture. By preserving skin lipids during cleansing, it restores skin's natural moisture resulting in healthy and nourished skin.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified an enzyme that plays a crucial role in the process of aging. Lead researcher Dr.

June 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The risk of toxic effects of pesticides on kids extends much longer into childhood than expected, reveals a new study at the University of California, Berkeley. Newborns' levels of an enzyme called paraoxonase 1 (PON1), critical to the detoxification of organophosphate pesticides, average one-third or less than those of the babies' mothers.

June 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - An international team of researchers has discovered an enzyme that plays a crucial role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The researchers hope that the new finding could potentially lead to therapies to help those affected by ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, collectively referred to as IBD.

May 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The colour of your skin and nicotine dependence could be linked, according to latest research. Smokers with higher concentrations of melanin - the colouring pigment - in their skin and hair may be at an increased risk of nicotine dependence and related carcinogens than lighter skinned smokers.

April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, daughter of actors Neetu and Rishi Kapoor, has become the brand ambassador for Kaya Skin Clinic. 'Every woman wants to look and feel beautiful.

April 8th, 2009 Ghaziabad:AP - The Ghaziabad police arrested two people with a tiger skin and antlers of a 'barasingha' here Wednesday, officials said. 'The tiger skin and the antlers of a barasingha ( a species of a deer) were recovered from Omendra and Anees, residents of Meerut, when their car was stopped at the Mohan Nagar checkpost,' Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Happy Guptan said.

March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The world's first green hair bleach, developed by Japanese scientists, seems to be free of the unwanted side-effects of such formulations used by millions every year. Kenzo Koike, a chemist with Kao Corporation's Beauty Research Centre in Tokyo, has isolated an enzyme from a strain of Basidiomycete ceriporiopsis, a type of 'white-rot' fungus that has also shown potential to degrade and clean up pollutants in soil.

March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Japanese scientists have created what could be world's first 'green' hair bleach, an environmentally friendly preparation for lightening the colour of hair on the head and other parts of the body without the unwanted effects of the bleaches used by millions every year. Kenzo Koike, a chemist with Kao Corporation's Beauty Research Centre in Tokyo, has isolated an enzyme from a strain of Basidiomycete ceriporiopsis, a type of 'white-rot' fungus that has also shown potential to degrade and clean up pollutants in soil.

March 24th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz walked into a hair salon in California with a picture of British model Kate Moss. According to dailymail.co.uk, the picture was a headshot of Moss with blonde hair.

March 18th, 2009 LONDON - Even months after being in the womb, a baby's skin is unmatched for smoothness, thanks to vernix caseosa (VC), which covers the foetus and the newborn and aids in the growth of skin both before and after birth. Now scientists know why.

March 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hugh Hefner's twin girlfriends, Karissa and Kristina Shannon, were refused the chance to donate their hair for charity, because their bleached blonde locks were 'too over-processed'. The poor quality of the twins' hair was revealed after 2008's "Playmate of the Year" Jayde Nicole encouraged other playmates to donate their hair toward raising cancer awareness through her charity 'Lengths for Love'.

March 3rd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - A fertility clinic here has fulfilled Adolf Hitler's dream of creating a 'dream race.'' The Los Angeles Fertility Institutes, run by Dr Jeff Steinberg who played a key role in the birth of the world's first test-tube baby Louise Brown in Britain in 1978, says it is ready to deliver the first 'designer baby' next year. Using a technique called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), the clinic says it will allow would-be parents to choose the gender, skin, eye and hair colour and other physical traits of their babies.

January 28th, 2009 LONDON - After her successful stint in the movies and television, American actress and supermodel Brooke Shields is now the new face of Coppertone's NutraShield Dual Defense sunscreen. 'The Blue Lagoon' star will represent the brand's latest sunscreen lotion enriched with antioxidants that promote natural skin repair and combat premature skin aging from the sun, reports people.co.uk.