News tagged with skin disorder


Neurons grown from skin cells may hold clues to autism

Potential clues to how autism miswires the brain are emerging from a study of a rare, purely genetic form of the disorders that affects fewer than 20 people worldwide. Using cutting-edge "disease-in a-dish" ...

Medical research created Nov 27, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease

(Medical Xpress)—UCLA researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Modified protein could become first effective treatment for vitiligo

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers have developed a genetically modified protein that dramatically reverses the skin disorder vitiligo in mice, and has similar effects on immune ...

Medical research created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cell discovery could hold key to causes of inherited diseases

Fresh insights into the protective seal that surrounds the DNA of our cells could help develop treatments for inherited muscle, brain, bone and skin disorders.

Medical research created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study is first to find significant link between sleepiness and vitamin D

A new study suggests that there is a significant correlation between excessive daytime sleepiness and vitamin D, and race plays an important factor.

Health created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop world's first human heart cell model

Researchers at the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) have successfully created a human heart cell model of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), an inherited heart muscle disorder which puts one at ...

Medical research created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genome-wide study identifies eight new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis

Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM) and their colleagues have identified 8 new loci associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population. The findings, ...

Genetics created Oct 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein may be key to psoriasis and wound care

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder in which skin cells proliferate out of control. For some hard-to-heal wounds, the problem is just the opposite: Restorative skin cells don't grow well or fast enough. In a paper published ...

Immunology created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein inhibitor points to potential medical treatments for skull and skin birth defects

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have found new clues in the pathogenesis of skull and skin birth defects associated with a rare genetic disorder, Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome (BSS). Using ...

Pediatrics created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In next-gen DNA sequence, new answers to a rare and devastating disease

In Leigh syndrome, infants are born apparently healthy only to develop movement and breathing disorders that worsen over time, often leading to death by the age of 3. The problem is that the mitochondria responsible for powering ...

Medical research created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify a target that could combat allergies of early childhood

A pandemic of ailments called the "allergic march" -- the gradual acquisition of overlapping allergic diseases that commonly begins in early childhood -- has frustrated both parents and physicians. For the ...

Medical research created Aug 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cell model offers clues to cause of inherited ALS

An international team of scientists led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patients with amyotrophic ...

Genetics created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People with Parkinson's disease may have double the risk for melanoma

An analysis of several studies shows that people with Parkinson's disease have a significantly higher risk of melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer and the leading cause of death from skin diseases. The research ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Multitasking meds: Scientists discover how drug for leukemia, psoriasis, may tackle vascular disease

A drug that has been on the market for decades to treat leukemia and skin disorders such as acne and psoriasis may be a possible therapy for vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis and hypertension, which can lead to ...

Medications created May 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein from probiotic bacteria may alleviate inflammatory bowel disorders

A protein isolated from beneficial bacteria found in yogurt and dairy products could offer a new, oral therapeutic option for inflammatory bowel disorders (IBD), suggests a study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center ...

Medical research created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast