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  • Sunscreens and Alzheimer's - solid science or scare-mongering speculation?

    Originally posted on 2020 Science, 25/8/09: Could using sunscreen lead to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or other neurodegenerative diseases?  The association seems far-fetched - given the amount of sunscreens, creams and lotions used every day, surely someone would noticed a link by now if it existed!  Yet a press release from the ...
    Posted to Andrew Maynard (Weblog) by andrew.maynard@physics.org on August 26, 2009
  • Industry critics give nanotechnology sunscreens the thumbs up

    [From 2020Science] The Environmental Working Group (EWG) – a US-based non-profit organization committed to using public information to protect public health and the environment – has just released what is probably the most comprehensive evaluation to date of the safety and effectiveness of using titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles in ...
    Posted to Andrew Maynard (Weblog) by bryony@safenano.org on July 5, 2009
  • Nanotechnology and cosmetics

    From 2020science.org:UK Consumer Organization Which? Releases New Report Who needs an emerging technologies blog when you have The Daily Mail?  For those of you that missed it, Wednesday’s on-line issue of the British tabloid newspaper highlighted “The beauty creams with nanoparticles that could poison your body” I’m so glad someone’s ...
    Posted to Andrew Maynard (Weblog) by andrew.maynard@physics.org on November 7, 2008
  • Nano-sunscreens leave their mark

    Painted metal roofs are cheap, convenient, and usually very durable.  But over the past two years, a rash of accelerated ageing has blighted pre-painted steel roofing in Australia.  And intriguingly the ageing—which affects the coating—seems to be localized to small patches, taking on the form of fingerprints, handprints and even ...
    Posted to Andrew Maynard (Weblog) by andrew.maynard@physics.org on June 21, 2008