A three-year-old girl contracted an unusual Mycobacterium marinum infection that developed following an iguana bite while she was on holiday in Costa Rica. The doctors who treated her will report on the case at this year's ...
Mar 31, 2023
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Atopy is associated with a reduction in the risk for melanoma, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in Melanoma Research.
Mar 31, 2023
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Scientists have determined how some skin cancers stop responding to treatment at the end of life.
Mar 28, 2023
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Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key factors in the tumor microenvironment, which have been implicated in cancer cell progression. It has also been reported that vesicles called exosomes produced by these CAFs play ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Neglected tropical diseases are a group of 20 diseases found mostly in tropical regions that are strongly associated with poverty. Among them are skin diseases like scabies, leprosy and yaws. They are caused by some bacteria, ...
Mar 28, 2023
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By analyzing tumors in unprecedented depth, the Tumor Profiler project represents an important step along the road toward personalized cancer treatments. And the team have already recorded initial successes: In a study focusing ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Three years of the COVID-19 pandemic particularly affected the daily life of health care professionals, who consulted patients remotely due to being more likely to get infected, and some of them, like dentists, were even ...
Mar 27, 2023
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A Matrix Biology paper by the Werner group (IMHS) shows how wound healing gene expression signatures are expressed in tumors and can be used to predict cancer outcome. The paper establishes a functional link between wound ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months ...
Mar 24, 2023
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Skin issues can have a serious impact on your health and well-being. For the 7.5 million Americans living with psoriasis, itch can be the most bothersome part of their condition because it can make it difficult to sleep and ...
Mar 23, 2023
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