Genetics
Psoriasis not caused by spontaneous mutations in skin cells, finds study
Psoriasis—a chronic skin condition—is not caused or spread by spontaneous genetic mutations in the skin, new research suggests.
Oct 26, 2023
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News tagged with inflammatory skin condition
Inflammatory disorders
Could bioprinted skin uncover a new treatment for eczema?
Mayo Clinic has developed its first 3D prototype of human skin bioprinted to model inflammatory skin disease. 3D bioprinting is a technology that mixes bioinks with living cells to print natural tissue-like structures in ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
A novel way to diagnose early-onset atopic dermatitis using sebum
Eczema is an inflammatory skin condition that often affects infants as young as one to two months. Among the various types of eczema seen in infants, early-onset atopic dermatitis (AD), characterized by psychological stress ...
Jun 8, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
Cold weather brings irritated skin—here's how to treat eczema and other skin conditions and when to see a doctor
In many parts of the U.S., the winter months bring frigid temperatures and drier conditions that can wreak havoc on the skin.
Jan 19, 2023
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Medical research
Developmental origins of eczema and psoriasis discovered
Scientists have created a highly detailed map of skin, which reveals that cellular processes from development are re-activated in cells from patients with inflammatory skin disease. The researchers from the Wellcome Sanger ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research findings offer hope for treatment of inflammatory skin condition
People diagnosed with an inflammatory skin condition known as granuloma annulare (GA) develop raised red lesions that emerge in ring-like patterns on the skin. For those with a chronic condition, these lesions can cover much ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Pediatrics
Vitamin D lessens symptoms of severe eczema in children
Vitamin D supplementation eased the symptoms experienced by children with severe atopic dermatitis, or eczema, in a recent randomized controlled trial published in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives.
Nov 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists demonstrate how genetic variations cause eczema
New research supported by the National Institutes of Health delineates how two relatively common variations in a gene called KIF3A are responsible for an impaired skin barrier that allows increased water loss from the skin, ...
Aug 14, 2020
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Cardiology
Psoriasis therapy linked to reduced coronary inflammation in patients with skin condition
Researchers have found that anti-inflammatory biologic therapies used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis can significantly reduce coronary inflammation in patients with the chronic skin condition. Scientists said the findings ...
Jul 31, 2019
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Immunology
Eczema can drive people to thoughts of suicide: study
(HealthDay)—Nearly 28 million Americans are affected by the skin condition eczema, and for some it may become so chronic and severe they consider suicide, new research shows.
Dec 12, 2018
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