Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands' communities
Largest study of its kind provides important evidence for global strategy on scabies control Mass drug administration (MDA) of two ...
Tag: Dermatology
Sunscreen application has better face coverage than SPF moisturizers
Credit: Austin McCormick, 2019 Application of sun protection factor (SPF) moisturizers tends to miss more of the face, especially around ...
Dermatology students improve Wikipedia entries on skin disease
They edited entries, made them more complete/understandable AURORA, Colo. (April 3, 2019) - A group of medical students recruited to ...
Is your melanoma hot enough for immunotherapy?
Melanomas tend to be "hot" or "cold" - if they're hot, immunotherapy lights melanoma tumors like beacons for elimination by ...
A bald gene finding
Credit: Eeva-Kaisa Rantala Hairlessness in dogs can be the result of deliberate breeding or, in certain breeds, a defect. A ...
Natural gene therapy for intractable skin disease discovered
Credit: Suzuki S. et al., Life Science Alliance, February 4, 2019 Pathogenic gene mutations causing a type of intractable skin ...
Biomedical engineers grow cardiac patches to help people recover from heart attacks
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech A team led by Feng Zhao, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Michigan Technological University, recently ...
BU researchers discover therapeutic target of melanoma
(Boston)--Researchers have identified a biomarker and a possible new therapy for melanoma. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is a protein that ...
Topical immunotherapy keeps skin cancer risk at bay
Treating precancerous skin lesions prevents full-blown cancerCredit: Washington University A combination of two topical creams already shown to clear precancerous ...
Immunotherapy of precancerous skin lesions may prevent squamous cell carcinoma
Risk of skin cancer development cut almost 75 percent in clinical trial participants who received immunotherapy treatmentCredit: Kenneth Ngo, Massachusetts ...
Skin diseases are more common than we think
Skin diseases are ranked as the fourth most common cause of human illness, but many affected people do not consult ...
UMass Lowell student wins award for cancer research
New imaging tech will improve success rates for diagnosis, surgery LOWELL, Mass. - Tyler Iorizzo, a Ph.D. candidate in physics ...
New potential approach to treat atopic dermatitis
Credit: (Image: Dermatologische Klinik, USZ) The skin of humans and animals is densely populated by fungi. It is suspected that ...
New device could help minimize scarring in cosmetic surgery
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York ...
Proof of pimple: Mouse model validates how ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria affect acne
The novel model mimics human acne and introduces new possibilities for targeted treatments and vaccinesCredit: UC San Diego Health Researchers ...
Seawater bacteria provides leads to fight melanoma
Malignant melanoma can be a particularly dangerous form of cancer, and more therapeutic options are needed. Now, researchers report in ...
Many patients with atopic dermatitis experience symptoms of anxiety and depression
A British Journal of Dermatology study has found substantially higher rates of anxiety and depression among US adults with atopic ...
Nuclear medicine imaging monitors effectiveness of therapy for melanoma patients
Credit: Ito et al., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Nuclear medicine imaging with PET/CT can monitor ...
A common genetic signature has been discovered among three cancer prone rare skin diseases
Research lead by a lecturer at the UC3MCredit: UC3M Through a global gene expression analysis (transcriptomic), the researchers were able ...
How hair dye works (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 1, 2019 -- Whether you need a disguise to run from the law ...