Saed News: Next, we take a look at the 6,000 billion toman income of Iranian Instagram bloggers, a mask that reduces facial wrinkles, and a strange painkiller that targets only the site of the pain.
According to the Science and Technology Service of Saeed News, investigations show that out of Iran’s 11 trillion toman digital advertising revenue, 6 trillion toman has gone to 327 famous figures who are followed by the Iranian public on average. These bloggers mostly operate in the fields of family and lifestyle, finance, economy and news, entertainment, and leisure.
According to an expert, the use of retinol, known for its anti-aging properties, may soon be replaced by a simpler method: the use of infrared light.
The company Shark Ninja has recently developed a therapeutic mask that claims to be the most effective method for reducing wrinkles.
This 270-pound device emits various wavelengths of light onto the face, helping to brighten and rejuvenate the skin.
After four weeks of daily use of this mask, the brightness of the skin of the test participants increased by up to 16 percent.
The mask contains 160 LED lights that emit blue, red, and infrared light, penetrating different layers of the skin.
Sam Benster, design director at Shark Ninja, told Daily Mail in an interview:
“Red and infrared light have long wavelengths. When photons from these lights reach the skin from the LEDs, they can penetrate or be absorbed deeper. After the light penetrates the skin, a chain reaction occurs. This light causes skin cells to be more active energetically and increases the production of ATP, the energy source for cells. For example, collagen production in the skin increases, and through this method, the skin produces more collagen.”
Retinol, which has become a popular skincare product in recent years, promotes exfoliation and pore opening by increasing the production and renewal of skin cells.
It also increases collagen production, which can reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
Retinol helps with cellular regeneration, and this mask has the same effect; therefore, it can be used instead of retinol.
Benster recommends using a moisturizer after each use of the LED mask.
In the 1990s, NASA began research on the effects of LEDs in improving astronauts’ wounds to speed up skin repair by helping cell and tissue growth.
Today, LED lights are used in the beauty industry to treat various problems such as wrinkles, redness, signs of aging, acne, scars, and skin spots.
Red light affects skin cells called fibroblasts, which play a role in producing collagen (a protein related to skin moisture and elasticity).
It is also claimed that blue LED light can help treat acne by reducing the activity of oil glands, preventing excessive oil production that can clog pores.
The Shark Beauty CryoGlow mask, which also has an under-eye cooling feature, is one of the popular LED masks among social media users.
However, Dr. Grim Glass, a professor of clinical surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, believes that the use of LED masks is “highly controversial.”
The popularity of LED masks, including home-use models, is clearly visible.
But manufacturing these masks costs little, and there have always been doubts about their real effectiveness in the deeper layers of the skin.
Researchers have invented a non-addictive painkiller that only activates when it reaches the site of chronic pain in the body.
Instead of numbing the nerves that send pain signals, this painkiller directly targets the main cause of the pain.
The creators of this painkiller now plan to test this compound on humans. A “prodrug” remains inactive until it encounters a specific condition in the body, unlike other drugs.
One of the most important advantages of using a prodrug is that it delivers the drug directly to the needed site in the body. This is particularly important for painkillers.
Now, an international group of researchers has focused on well-known chemical reactions to develop drugs that relieve the site of pain, especially in chronic pain cases.
Andrew Abel, the lead researcher on this project, says: “Our team has invented a targeted prodrug and found that this drug can eliminate chronic pain in preclinical trials. We believe we are the first to use this specific chemical reaction in a biological context and are now exploring its potential applications in other fields.”
The invented prodrug is activated by a chemical reaction with “reactive oxygen species” (ROS), such as hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite, which are present at higher concentrations at sites of chronic pain. In other words, this prodrug circulates in the body in an inactive state until it reaches the pain area, where it becomes effective.
Researchers tested the effectiveness of this prodrug on mice. The results showed its efficacy is dose-dependent, but repeated doses maintained the pain-relieving effect.
