Hormone plays surprise role in fighting skin infections
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are molecules produced in the skin to fend off infection-causing microbes. View More (2012-05-24)
Mechanistic discovery links psoriasis to increased risk of cardiovascular disease
The link between psoriasis and cardiovascular events has been observed for years, however the mechanics were unknown. For the first time, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have discovered preclinical evidence demonstrating that the inflammatory skin disease leads to cardiovascular disease. View More (2012-05-11)
Research breakthrough for drugs via the skin
A research team at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has succeeded in describing the structure and function of the outermost layer of the skin - the stratum corneum - at a molecular level. View More (2012-04-27)
Summer Olympic Athletes Must Overcome Skin Conditions to Reach for the Gold
The Olympics are all about the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat." But for many Summer Games athletes, there's also the agony of skin irritations and conditions that can make the journey to the medal stand more difficult. View More (2012-04-27)
UV photographs of 12-year-olds show skin cancer risk
Look at a middle school assembly - during their lifetime one in 50 of these kids will develop melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer that kills 48,000 people every year, worldwide. View More (2012-03-29)
UCLA scientists identify novel pathway for T-cell activation in leprosy
UCLA researchers pinpointed a new mechanism that potently activates T-cells, the group of white blood cells that play a major role in fighting infections. View More (2012-03-26)
Treating psoriasis to prevent heart attacks and strokes
A clinical study co-led by the Montreal Heart Institute and Innovaderm Research Inc., which was presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, shows that a new treatment for psoriasis could be associated with a significant decrease in vascular inflammation, a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease. View More (2012-03-19)
New drug now available for actinic keratosis
A new topical gel now available by prescription significantly decreases the amount of time needed to treat actinic keratosis, a skin condition that is a common precursor to skin cancer, according to a multi-center trial led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. View More (2012-03-15)
A study confirms the correlation between premature alopecia and prostate conditions
Spanish scientists have confirmed that there is a clear relationship between androgenetic alopecia (common premature baldness) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), a benign enlargement of the prostate that appears in aging men and is associated with certain hormones as dihydrotestosterone. View More (2012-03-15)
Stealthy leprosy pathogen evades critical vitamin D-dependent immune response
A team of UCLA scientists has found that the pathogen that causes leprosy has a remarkable ability to avoid the human immune system by inhibiting the antimicrobial responses important to our defenses. View More (2012-01-30)
A leukemia drug kills cancerous T-cells while sparing normal immunity
Leukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (L-CTCL) is a leukemia arising from T-cells, a type of white blood cell. This cancer can involve the skin and other organs, and patients often die within three years. View More (2012-01-26)
Declines in melanoma deaths limited to the most educated
A new study from the American Cancer Society finds recent declines in melanoma mortality rates in non-Hispanic Whites in the U.S. mainly reflect declines in those with the highest level of education, and reveals a widening disparity in melanoma mortality rates by education. View More (2012-01-17)
MU Researcher's Photoacoustic Device Finds Cancer Cells Before They Become Tumors
Early detection of melanoma, the most aggressive skin cancer, is critical because melanoma will spread rapidly throughout the body. View More (2012-01-06)
Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Find Smoking Is Strongly Associated With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin Among Women
Women who have non-melanoma skin cancers are more likely to have smoked cigarettes compared to women without skin cancer, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., who published study results in a recent issue of Cancer Causes Control. View More (2011-12-09)
Short waits, long consults keep most patients very happy with their physicians
Patients overall in the United States are very satisfied with their physicians and with treatment they receive in outpatient settings, according to new information which challenges common public perceptions about outpatient medical treatment. View More (2011-11-28)
Newly identified gene mutation adds to melanoma risk
A major international study has identified a novel gene mutation that appears to increase the risk of both inherited and sporadic cases of malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. View More (2011-11-14)
Caucasians who avoid sun exposure more likely to be vitamin D deficient, Stanford study suggests
Light-skinned people who avoid the sun are twice as likely to suffer from vitamin D deficiency as those who do not, according to a study of nearly 6,000 people by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. View More (2011-11-04)
The power of the Internet: It helps improve teens' acne
Tech-savvy teens with acne used their medicine more frequently when they also took part in a web-based survey, a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center finds. View More (2011-11-01)
Gene may be good target for tough-to-kill prostate cancer cells
Purdue University scientists believe they have found an effective target for killing late-stage, metastatic prostate cancer cells. View More (2011-09-29)
Triple therapy regime puts patients with leukemic form of cutaneous lymphoma in remission
A three-pronged immunotherapy approach nearly doubles five-year survival among patients with rare leukemic form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, reports a new study by dermatologists from the Abramson Cancer Center and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. View More (2011-08-16)
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