Half of patients with newly diagnosed vitiligo do not receive treatment
A high proportion of patients with newly diagnosed vitiligo do not receive any treatment, according to a study recently published in Dermatology and Therapy.
Oct 17, 2023
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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases: News and Research on Hypopigmentation
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Reduced mortality risk seen for patients with vitiligo
Patients with vitiligo may have a reduced risk for mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
Oct 1, 2023
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New evidence indicates vitiligo-associated autoimmunity may contribute to reduced morbidity and mortality risk
According to a new study comparing patients with and without vitiligo in South Korea, patients with vitiligo were associated with a 25% decreased risk of mortality compared with controls. This suggests that vitiligo-associated ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Examining what causes spontaneous eye movements in albinism
People with albinism often have poor vision. A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience reveals the underlying cause.
Aug 8, 2023
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Incidence rate of diagnosed vitiligo 22.6 per 100,000 person-years
Vitiligo diagnosis is more common in older adults and in Hispanic/Latino and Asian American patients, according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Dermatology.
Jul 24, 2023
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Zebrafish similarities with humans make them helpful models to study skin conditions like vitiligo and melanoma
Melanocytes are a small subset of epidermal cells that play an outsize role in protecting your skin from the damaging effects of sun exposure. They do this by synthesizing melanins, which are pigments sent to other skin cells ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Memory killer cells can improve survival for melanoma patients
Our skin contains specialized long-lived killer cells that protect against intruders. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now identified how these cells are formed, and shown that high levels of memory killer ...
Jun 2, 2023
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Understanding the minutiae of seeing in 3D
So much has to go right as our visual systems develop. One of them is that many thousands of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) have to relay signals through the eye's optic nerve via delicate projections, or axons, to precise ...
Nov 8, 2022
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A new treatment is restoring skin coloration to some with vitiligo
Sarah Hayden owns a lot of turtlenecks. She also has chunky necklaces and tons of makeup—anything to cover up the blotchy white skin on her face, neck, hands and knees.
Oct 21, 2022
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Ruxolitinib cream results in greater repigmentation in vitiligo
For patients with vitiligo, ruxolitinib cream results in greater repigmentation of lesions compared with vehicle control, according to a study published online Oct. 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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