Immunology
Two experimental drugs could improve psoriasis treatment
(HealthDay) -- A new type of treatment may be on the horizon for people with moderate to severe cases of the chronic skin condition known as psoriasis.
Mar 28, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Mobile app helps detect skin cancer in older patients
It's no secret that older folks and those living in assisted-care facilities have had to exercise more caution during the COVID-19 era. But by protecting themselves against the virus, through isolation and fewer in-person ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Data available for training AI to spot skin cancer are insufficient and lacking in pictures of darker skin
The images and accompanying data available for training artificial intelligence (AI) to spot skin cancer are insufficient and include very few images of darker skin, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival and ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Italian experts says semen can be vehicle for monkeypox infection
Researchers in Italy who were first to identify the presence of monkeypox in semen are broadening their testing, saying early results suggest sperm can be a vehicle for infection.
Jun 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unexplained skin condition is non-infectious, not linked to environmental cause: CDC
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed a comprehensive study of an unexplained skin condition commonly referred to as Morgellons and found no infectious agent and no evidence to suggest an environmental ...
Jan 25, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Using computers to aid melanoma detection
The deadliest skin cancer is melanoma, which will be responsible for over 9,000 deaths in the United States in 2017. Melanoma is unique among cancers in that it arises as a visible and identifiable mark on the surface of ...
Oct 5, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Dermatologists detect the world's smallest skin cancer
A tiny spot on Christy Staats's cheek measured just 0.65 millimeters—or 0.025 inches—and was almost invisible to the human eye. But with help from state-of-the-art non-invasive technology, an OHSU dermatologist and a ...
May 1, 2023
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Genetics
Genetic changes tied to rare brain bleeds in babies
(HealthDay)—Researchers say they've identified genetic mutations linked with a blood vessel defect that can lead to deadly brain bleeds in babies.
Dec 18, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monkeypox symptoms in patients attending London clinics differ from previous outbreaks
The first study on cases in the current UK monkeypox outbreak reports important differences in patient's symptoms to those observed in previous outbreaks elsewhere in the world. The study, published in The Lancet Infectious ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Immunology
Lipid that aids normal skin turnover may help psoriasis
A lipid that helps keep skin cell turnover on track may help restore healthy turnover in psoriasis, investigators say.
Nov 27, 2018
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