University of Otago-led research has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that household overcrowding is a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and streptococcal infections of the skin.
Jul 6, 2022
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Salk scientists have uncovered an unexpected molecular target of a common treatment for alopecia, a condition in which a person's immune system attacks their own hair follicles, causing hair loss. The findings, published ...
Jun 23, 2022
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A new study by the Translational Synthetic Biology research group at UPF presents a new approach to eliminating specific strains of a bacterium related to acne. The paper, published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, has also ...
Jun 16, 2022
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The most common mutation in the human genome is the C>T mutation, which causes half of all genetic diseases resulting from point mutations. For example, the one causing Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, a genetic disease ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Emory University researchers have discovered a mechanism for skin cell death that could eventually result in new treatments for ailments such as "flesh-eating" infections, alopecia, hives and potentially even the deadliest ...
May 12, 2022
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People with lupus have overactive immune systems that attack their own tissue, causing inflammation throughout the body.
May 3, 2022
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Scientists have developed a promising new method to combat the age-related losses in muscle mass that often accompany immobility after injury or illness. Their technique, demonstrated in mice, arrests the process by which ...
Apr 13, 2022
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A key ingredient is missing from all sunscreens and anti-aging creams, and our skin will be far better protected from the damaging effects of the sun once this rich source of natural photoprotection has been added.
Apr 12, 2022
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A new study shows that one in three patients with a severe skin disease were able to regrow hair after being treated with a common arthritis drug.
Mar 28, 2022
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About 7.5 million Americans suffer from psoriasis, an autoimmune disease that shows up as patches of red, inflamed skin and painful, scaly rashes. Although there are effective treatments for psoriasis, not everyone responds ...
Nov 19, 2021
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