Using human "mini-brain" models known as organoids, Mayo Clinic and Yale University scientists have discovered that the roots of autism spectrum disorder may be associated with an imbalance of specific neurons that play a ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Acne is among the most common skin diseases in the United States, according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association, affecting up to 50 million Americans each year. It is also among the least studied.
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A new British Journal of Dermatology study provides information that may help explain why many people experience eczema and dry skin in the winter.
Mar 7, 2018
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(HealthDay)—An experimental drug that taps the power of the body's immune system to fight cancer is shrinking tumors in patients for whom other treatments have failed, an early study shows.
May 16, 2013
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A research team based at the University of Chicago has overcome challenges that have limited gene therapy and demonstrated how their novel approach with skin transplantation could enable a wide range of gene-based therapies ...
Aug 3, 2017
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"A pathological and very complex autoimmune reaction of the skin": This is the definition doctors and scientists use to describe psoriasis, a disease that affects 1 percent to 3 percent of the population. It is characterised ...
Jun 8, 2016
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USC researchers have successfully grown human, testosterone-producing cells in the lab, paving the way to someday treat low testosterone with personalized replacement cells.
Oct 7, 2019
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Nearly 5 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a form of skin cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society.
Jan 6, 2023
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An antibody that usually helps defend the skin against harmful substances or infections may promote tumor growth during chronic tissue inflammation.
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More than 15 million Americans suffer from age-related macular degeneration, a disease that can rob patients of their sight. It starts slowly. Over the course of months or years, lumps of cellular debris and new blood vessels ...
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