Atopic dermatitis: Viruses discovered as new therapy option
Up to 15 percent of children and five percent of adults are affected by the chronic inflammatory skin disease atopic…
Up to 15 percent of children and five percent of adults are affected by the chronic inflammatory skin disease atopic…
Malignant melanoma is a type of skin cancer that originates from melanocytes or nevi, causing about 80% of skin cancer-related…
In their comprehensive meta-analysis (comprising 221 randomized controlled trials involving 65,601 patients), researchers investigated the effectiveness of various pharmacological therapies…
Research led by scientists at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that responses to a type of immunotherapy called PD-1 checkpoint blockade…
Nail bed injuries in children are very common. The subject of an information campaign by BAPRAS (British Association of Plastic…
Fewer cases of melanoma were observed among regular users of vitamin D supplements than among non-users, a new study finds….
During adolescence, sex hormones drive significant physiologic changes. One of the most universal, and sometimes distressing, experiences during adolescence is…
Researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have engineered molecules that act like “cellular glue,” allowing them to direct in precise…
Patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis who participated in a clinical trial of rocatinlimab—a novel, patient-tailored monoclonal antibody therapy—showed…
Studies have suggested that psoriasis is an independent risk factor for heart attack in the general population, but investigators have…
A clinical trial led by clinicians at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center showed a remarkable 20 percent advantage in the…
The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, accelerated their metastatic bone…
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory, debilitating skin disorder. Although there is no cure for psoriasis, several treatment options can inhibit…
Chemical peels are a common treatment for acne scars, but a Rutgers study finds that microneedling is significantly more effective…
Recently, a research group led by Prof. NI Guohua from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences…
Assessing the thickness of melanoma is difficult, whether done by an experienced dermatologist or a well-trained machine-learning algorithm. A study…
Brain metastasis is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths and occurs very frequently in patients with advanced…
The study conducted by the research group led by Erwin Wagner (Department of Dermatology and Department of Laboratory Medicine, MedUni…
Taking Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies up to a year old suffering from…
A newly developed small-molecular radiopharmaceutical pair has successfully visualized and treated melanoma in a preclinical study, according to new research…
A specially created odor delivery device, along with machine learning-based analysis of scalp-recorded electroencephalogram, has enabled researchers at the University…
Researchers in Israel have shown that a new machine-learning tool can speed up the diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) by…
Skiers, hikers, soldiers and others exposed to extreme cold temperatures can experience frostbite — a painful injury that occurs when…
Patients treated for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) face a five-year recurrence rate of 40%—markedly higher than the recurrence rates for…
Dermatologists typically classify skin lesions based on multiple data sources. Algorithms that fuse the information together can support this classification….
“We must not only look inside the tumour but also outside of it,” says Héctor Peinado, a researcher at the…
Ever wonder what’s going on when you get itchy skin, whether from a rash or medication or some other bodily…
Prurigo nodularis (PN) is a chronic skin disease that affects an estimated 72 out of 100,000 people in the U.S….
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that manifests as red, scaly skin patches. There is no causal treatment for…
A team of scientists has shown that the healing of skin blisters is driven by hair follicle stem cells, which…