Medical research
Hair follicles heal blisters at personal cost
A team of scientists has shown that the healing of skin blisters is driven by hair follicle stem cells, which delay their own development in the process.
Jun 14, 2021
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News tagged with epidermolysis bullosa
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New mouth spray could benefit patients with painful genetic skin condition
A new spray for treating severely painful blisters, mouth ulceration and oral scarring in patients with a rare genetic skin condition is being developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham.
Oct 29, 2020
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Medical research
Gene editing for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: A little bit closer to clinical applications
A group of researchers from the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) (Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Rare Diseases), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), the Centro de Investigaciones ...
Apr 8, 2019
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Stanford manufactures gene-engineered cells to cure the incurable
To the list of cool new things made in Silicon Valley, add this: Life, improved.
Dec 26, 2016
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Medical research
Gene therapy for blistering skin disease appears to enhance healing in clinical trial
Grafting sheets of a patient's genetically corrected skin to open wounds caused by the blistering skin disease epidermolysis bullosa appears to be well-tolerated and improves wound healing, according to a phase-1 clinical ...
Nov 1, 2016
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Inflammatory disorders
New therapy calms inflammation in 'butterfly' skin
Children with the rare genetic disease epidermolysis bullosa face a lifetime of pain due to constant blistering of their skin and other body surfaces.
Nov 10, 2015
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Medical research
Bacteria could contribute to development of wound-induced skin cancer
Researchers at King's College London have identified a new mechanism by which skin damage triggers the formation of tumors, which could have important therapeutic implications for patients suffering with chronic ulcers or ...
Jan 9, 2015
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Medical research
Blistering skin disease may be treatable with 'therapeutic reprogramming'
Induced pluripotent stem cells made from patients with a form of blistering skin disease can be genetically corrected and used to grow back healthy skin cells in laboratory dishes, researchers at the Stanford University School ...
Nov 26, 2014
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Medical research
Gene therapy for human skin disease produces long-term benefits
Stem cell-based gene therapy holds promise for the treatment of devastating genetic skin diseases, but the long-term clinical outcomes of this approach have been unclear. In a study online December 26th in the ISSCR's journal ...
Dec 26, 2013
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Medical research
Study finds novel gene correction model for epidermolysis bullosa
A research team led by pediatric blood and marrow transplantation experts Mark Osborn, Ph.D. and Jakub Tolar, M.D., Ph.D. from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, have discovered a remarkable new way to repair ...
Jun 6, 2013
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