https://medicalxpress.com/dermatology-news/ en-us Latest medical news and research in Dermatology For as long as Laura Hogan, 69, can remember, living with the rare skin condition lamellar ichthyosis has meant more than managing painful blisters and scaly skin. Throughout her life, she also has dealt with food allergies, chronic bronchitis, countless eyelid surgeries and overheating in the summer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-people-rare-skin-disorder-high.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:01 EDT news708866102 You're standing in the skin care aisle, and pimple patches are everywhere—clear ones, flesh-colored ones, stars, hearts. They promise to flatten a pimple overnight. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-pimple-patches-science.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:20:02 EDT news708763922 The first clues that a baby may develop eczema or food allergies could be hiding in the microscopic organisms living on their skin, according to a study led by researchers in Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-early-eczema-food-allergies-infants.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:11 EDT news708164281 Balancing an electronic device on bare skin risks disfigurement, doctors warn in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a child with skin discoloration and a "fishnet" rash—hallmarks of erythema ab igne—caused by repeated exposure to the low-grade heat from a laptop. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-resting-electronic-device-skin-disfigurement.html Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:30:05 EDT news708011770 Lasers are used in a growing number of medical and imaging applications, from surgery to photoacoustic imaging. To protect patients, safety guidelines define the maximum amount of laser energy that can be delivered to the skin without causing injury. However, these limits do not account for differences in skin pigmentation. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-pigmentation-laser-safety-standards-skin.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:00:05 EDT news707981641 A study titled "Liposuction versus conservative therapy for patients with lipoedema: A randomized controlled multi-center clinical trial" published in The Lancet, provides the first large-scale, multicenter evidence base for the surgical treatment of lipedema. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-liposuction-lipedema-pain-treatment.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:03 EDT news707740382 Imagine you're getting out of the shower one morning and notice a mole on your thigh that you've never seen before. It's reddish-brown, bumpy and surprisingly large. Is it a benign mole, or is it melanoma? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-ai-skin-cancer-tools-people.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:20:06 EDT news707656802 Preliminary results from an investigator-initiated, single-site clinical study show that some people with chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus—a type of lupus that can cause permanent skin damage and hair loss—are less likely to acquire life-threatening infections when taking the drug anifrolumab, an FDA-approved monoclonal antibody treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-immune-drug-anifrolumab-linked-infection.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:02 EDT news707628481 Men already genetically at risk for the most common form of hair loss have a 7% added risk of losing their hair if they use drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound for type 2 diabetes and obesity, a new study shows. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-hair-loss-men-linked-weight.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:01 EDT news707486965 Home beauty devices that allow users to care for their skin conveniently at home have grown popular recently, but conventional LED masks are limited by their rigid structures and point-emitting LEDs, which must be positioned away from the skin to spread light over a broader area. This inherently prevents close skin contact and increases optical loss. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-micro-mask-skin-elasticity.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:00:08 EDT news707579081 When it comes to aging skin, scientists think of much more than wrinkles. They think of an organ with multitudes of microbes, immune cells, structural proteins and chemical signals that constantly interact with one another. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-skin-reveal-clues-aging-frailty.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:03 EDT news707561936 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Lisraya (brepocitinib) tablets as the first oral treatment for dermatomyositis in adults. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-fda-lisraya-dermatomyositis-adults.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:00:10 EDT news707483498 Cancers actively remodel their surrounding cells and tissues to create a microenvironment that favors their growth, survival and spread. Melanoma, a cancer of the pigment-producing melanocytes of the skin, is one of the most aggressive skin cancers and can rapidly metastasize if not detected and treated early. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-melanoma-silences-skin-natural-antitumor.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:00:03 EDT news707484661 Keloids are abnormal fibroproliferative scars that form when overactive fibroblasts produce excessive collagen after skin injury. Unlike ordinary scars, they can extend beyond the original wound and cause itching, pain and tenderness. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-microgels-keloid-radiotherapy.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:00:03 EDT news707058116 Global access to dermatological care varies significantly, with 42% of countries reporting inadequate or extremely poor access, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in JAMA Dermatology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-considerable-global-disparities-access-dermatological.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:20:01 EDT news707055601 New research from Trinity College Dublin has documented the significant impact of severe eczema on a child's height and shown, for the first time in a controlled study, that the right treatment can help improve growth. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-children-severe-eczema-treatment-boosts.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:00:09 EDT news707041741 Scroll through social media and you will encounter a strange vocabulary for an old impulse: "tanmaxxing," "UV chasing" and "SPF shunning." In some corners of the internet, sunscreen is described as toxic, while a "natural" tan is portrayed as protective. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-safe-tan-canada-sunburn-problem.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:40:07 EDT news707030881 An experimental vaccine kept melanoma from returning or spreading in people at high risk of the skin cancer recurring, drugmakers Moderna and Merck announced Wednesday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-personalized-vaccine-melanoma-patients-stay.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:30:01 EDT news706455746 A research team has developed a wearable patch that simultaneously promotes wound closure and tissue regeneration using room light or sunlight, without batteries or an external electrical power source. The work has been published online in Advanced Materials. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-ambient-wearable-patch-wound-treatment.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:20:05 EDT news706359661 US drugmakers Merck and Moderna said Wednesday a personalized cancer treatment had shown success in reducing the recurrence of melanoma tumors in a late-stage trial hailed by experts as a "breakthrough." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-merck-moderna-skin-cancer-vaccine.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:16:57 EDT news706353396 Calcinosis cutis is a condition that causes calcium deposits in a person's skin or soft tissues. These deposits can occur anywhere in the body and, depending on their location, can be disabling for patients. For example, deposits on the spine or buttocks can make sitting difficult for patients; deposits on the hands can make it painful for people to do routine activities, like eating or bathing. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-calcinosis-cutis-treatment.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:40:01 EDT news706342741 As we age, the skin loses part of its ability to regenerate, heal wounds and maintain an effective barrier against the outside world. Among the causes of this deterioration is low-grade, persistent age-associated inflammation, but the mechanisms that keep this response active in skin cells are not yet well understood. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-aging-reprograms-skin-genetic-inflammation.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:00:03 EDT news706268221 Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have an increased risk of incident psoriasis, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in the Journal of Global Health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-term-incident-psoriasis-elevated-bowel.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:40:01 EDT news706275508 Upadacitinib is a medication widely used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that works by inhibiting Janus kinase (JAK) enzymes, which are involved in signaling pathways that regulate immune responses. Now, scientists have found another application for this immune system-modulating drug. Two recent Phase III international trials involving 1,399 people found that upadacitinib helped with alopecia areata, which causes people to lose hair, resulting in small, round bald patches on the scalp and elsewhere on the body. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-common-arthritis-pill-repurposed-boost.html Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:40:01 EDT news706178056 Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a mechanism that may explain why people with Darier disease, a rare genetic skin disorder, often develop symptoms years after birth and experience painful flare-ups triggered by heat, sunlight and psychological stress. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-darier-disease-cells-antioxidant-defenses.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:20:01 EDT news705842029 In a first-of-its-kind study by King's College London, researchers have linked changes in two major types of immune cells in blood to different survival outcomes for patients with melanoma. Melanoma, the fifth most common cancer in the U.K., is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer but is highly treatable when caught early. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-differences-immune-cells-skin-cancer.html Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:20:05 EDT news705654122 Federal regulators have granted accelerated approval to a novel therapy for advanced melanoma—giving doctors another weapon to fight this challenging skin cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-melanoma-drug-based-herpes-virus.html Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:20:04 EDT news705585738 Early respiratory infection burden is associated with atopic dermatitis (AD) diagnosis in childhood, according to a study published online July 29 in JAMA Dermatology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-early-respiratory-infections-linked-atopic.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:07 EDT news705322095 Hair loss is often caused by a combination of heredity and aging, says Dr. Dawn Davis, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist. Treatments that may slow that type of hair loss and help regrow hair, including over-the-counter therapies such as shampoos, are available. And they can be effective. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-expert-hair-loss.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:20:01 EDT news705296281 Experts at City of Hope, one of the nation's largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations, are shining a spotlight on the risk of skin cancer faced by hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) survivors, as well as the need for early detection. New City of Hope research published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network shows how a cost-effective, scalable education program targeting survivors and their doctors can significantly improve screening. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-outreach-bone-marrow-transplant-survivors.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:00:05 EDT news705231632