Numbers count in the genetics of moles and melanomas
University of Queensland scientists have identified a way to help dermatologists determine a patient’s risk of developing melanoma.
University of Queensland scientists have identified a way to help dermatologists determine a patient’s risk of developing melanoma.
Not all fats are equal in how they affect our skin, according to a new study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology
by Bruce Sylvester: Psoriasis appears to be associated with type 2 diabetes, body mass index and obesity, researchers from a twin study reported on April 27, 2016 in… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment with nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, significantly lowers the risk of common, non-melanoma skin cancer in high-risk patients, researchers reported on Oct. 21,… read more.
John Ultmann Memorial Lecture / by Maria Dalby. Cutaneous lymphomas are rare conditions that require careful linking of clinical features with pathological findings for accurate diagnoses and effective… read more.
Scientists at Newcastle University have documented for the first time the DNA damage which can occur to skin across the full range of ultraviolet radiation from the sun… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment with tofacitinib, a drug for rheumatoid arthritis, has restored skin color in a patient suffering from vitiligo, researchers reported on June 24 in JAMA Dermatology.
Medicine obviously can’t do much good if it sits on a pharmacy shelf. Yet more than one-quarter of the acne patients surveyed by researchers didn’t get medications prescribed… read more.
New research introduces a new approach to stimulate the skin immune response by applying needle-free vaccination.
Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure and thus cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggests.
Smartphone applications that claim to evaluate a user’s photographs of skin lesions for the likelihood of cancer instead returned highly variable and often inaccurate feedback, according to a… read more.
by Gary Finnegan – World Health Matters (Germany) – Millions of people in Europe, the US and elsewhere use tanning beds every year ignoring the risk of skin… read more.