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...doing away with underwires and the unsightly bulges they cause. What's more, Sassybax eliminates adjustable clasps and hooks, depending instead on a stretchy, completely seam-free, nylon-and-acrylic microfiber to provide support. Result: bulges begone! Sassybax's appealing styles?which, best of all, sit comfortably against the skin?come in various lengths and skin-tone colors and are sold in the U.S. at Neiman Marcus stores, or online at sassybax.com, for $58 to $68. ?By Desa Philadelphia

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Style Watch | 2/14/2005 | See Source »

...Next Step in the Science of Skin Care The mass customization trend?in which consumers can get anything tailor-made to their needs?has hit the skin-care market. A company called Lab21, headquartered in Stony Brook, New York, creates individually formulated products based on a quantitative genetic test. Customers take an at-home DNA test (by swabbing the inside of their cheek) and answer a questionnaire about the health of their skin. Lab21's SkinProfiler System then creates a custom formula to treat specific conditions?for example, acne, redness or aging. Prices range from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health | 2/14/2005 | See Source »

...rich in kelp may decrease a woman's risk of breast cancer ? The net worth of nonsmokers is roughly 50% higher than that of light smokers and twice that of heavy smokers ? Sunlight may have a beneficial effect on some types of cancer, including, surprisingly, a deadly skin cancer it helps to cause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will They Discover Next? | 2/6/2005 | See Source »

...Harvard professor with a passion for studying everyday phenomena, including how worms wriggle, flags flap, and skin shrivels, has co-authored a report research explaining how the Venus flytrap is able to snap shut almost instantaneously...

Author: By Megan C. Harney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Venus Fly Trap’s Mystery Revealed | 2/4/2005 | See Source »

Everyday phenomena interest Mahadevan because, he said, “You don’t have to go to a fancy lab. You can look at how honey coils or folds when it hits your toast...how paper crumples or skin wrinkles...

Author: By Megan C. Harney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Venus Fly Trap’s Mystery Revealed | 2/4/2005 | See Source »

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