Why Do People Get Spots? Monday 9 January 2017, 7pm
The skin is the largest organ in the body and subject to no less than 3000 different disorders. Many are chronic and cause a great deal of suffering. Acne is the most common skin disease across the world and yet…
What Causes Peanut Allergy?- Skin Research gives a clue. 7pm, Monday 25th June
Peanut allergy affects 1-2% of children in the UK and may result in a severe or life-threatening reaction. The number of people with allergies has increased dramatically over the past 20-30 years. The reasons behind this ‘epidemic’ are unclear, but…
Facing Up To Beauty – Is It Really Skin Deep? Monday 30th May @ 7pm
Standards of beauty vary over time, across cultures and between individuals. The “ideal” female body shape, for example, has changed considerably over the last 50 years. Despite this, we appear to agree that certain dimensions of facial appearance are attractive….