I must confess I do not read the Journal of the Royal Society Interface regularly, but luckily, the ECONOMIST devoted two thirds of a page to describing how eyelashes work. Eyelashes were last discussed in this blog on Oct 29, 2013, showing a dogged persistence and perseveration about this skin appendage, which is often relegated solely to the cosmetic domain.
The basic finding in the study is that the average length of the eye lashes is about one third of the eye’s width in the 22 animal species studied. Seeing a constant mathematical relationship set the boffins to deriving mathematical and physical models to explain the basis for it. Most believe that dust, and other physical matter gets stuck on the cilia, but there is a new and deeper interpretation from these new studies. Eyelashes control the flow of air to and around the cornea so that the water in the corneal film does not evaporate excessively. The ever-imaginative authors built wind tunnels to test these functions and to derive differential equations to describe their results. Question for those of us who don’t do advanced math: if eyelashes are longer and wider owing to drugs, or if eyelash extenders are applied, will this alter the physiological water balance between the tear film and the cornea? (When you charge eyelash extensions to your research grant funds, please have an excellent justification.
jidjottings, by Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD 
Soy de Perú tengo una hija de 19 años con Alopecia Universal! Quiero inscribirme con mi esposo para la conferencia del 15 de mayo en Atlanta! Estoy muy interesada! Necesito urgente información! Tengo un hermano, Dentista, que vive en Mildfort a pocos minutos de la universidad de Yale! Por favor, atiendan mi pedido. Espero pronta información!
Hracias
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Hi Elizabeth,
Thank you for your post. It would be really beneficial for your daughter to attend the 30th Annual National Alopecia Areata International Patient Conference, will take place Thursday, June 25 – Sunday, June 28, in Garden Grove, California. She will meet other young adults with alopecia areata and know she is not alone. You will be able to listen to the leading medical researchers and ask questions of them. For more information, please visit https://www.naaf.org/programs/annual-patient-conference or feel free to contact us at info@naaf.org.
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For details about the Society for Investigative Dermatology annual meeting in Atlanta, please find the link below.
http://www.sidnet.org/2015annualmeeting
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We have noted your comment and forwarded it to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. NAAF supports research to find a cure or acceptable treatment for alopecia areata, supports those with the disease, and educates the public about alopecia areata. You can find their website at the link below.
https://www.naaf.org/
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The British Journal of Urology International just published a report that the average penis length flaccid is 3.61 inches and erect is 5.16 inches. Is there a mathematical formula for this relationship?
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