Immunology
Harnessing the power of a parasite that can stop pain
For the first time, scientists have begun to figure out why the disfiguring skin lesions caused by cutaneous leishmaniasis don't hurt.
Nov 30, 2023
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Genetics
New therapy may be able to treat rare and hereditary diseases
Much research has been conducted over many decades on diseases that are widespread in large parts of the population, such as cancer and heart disease. As a result, treatment methods have improved enormously thanks to long-term ...
Nov 24, 2023
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Medical research
New clues into the head-scratching mystery of itch
Scientists at Harvard Medical School have shown for the first time that a common skin bacterium—Staphylococcus aureus—can cause itch by acting directly on nerve cells.
Nov 22, 2023
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Medical research
Discovery of hemoglobin in the epidermis sheds new light on our skin's protective properties
Researchers have shown for the first time that hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells where it binds oxygen, is also present in the epidermis, our skin's outermost body tissue. The study, which appears in the Journal ...
Nov 17, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
A better way to study Parkinson's disease in the lab could lead to earlier diagnosis
A study published in Progress in Neurobiology and led by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, has developed an improved method to study Parkinson's disease in the lab. Along the way, researchers ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer researchers discover mechanisms that restrain oncogene-expressing cells
To form a cancer, cells need to accumulate oncogenic mutations that confer tumor-initiating properties. However, recent evidence has shown that oncogenic mutations occur at a surprisingly high frequency in normal tissues, ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study suggests lower extremity lymphedema is a risk factor for multiple types of skin cancer
New research from Mayo Clinic finds that patients with lymphedema—swelling of the limbs caused by the accumulation of protein-rich fluids of the immune system—had twice the risk of developing skin cancer than patients ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
AI getting better at detecting skin cancer
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly accurate in detecting skin cancer, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, held from Oct. 11 to 14 in Berlin.
Nov 3, 2023
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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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Psychology & Psychiatry
New clues to early development of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a severe neuropsychiatric disease that remains poorly understood and treated. Schizophrenia onset is typically in adolescence or early adulthood, but its underlying causes are thought to involve neurodevelopmental ...
Oct 24, 2023
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