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Skin Care News

March 7, 2017

Key Milestone Hit for Treating Brain Cancer

Artificial Intelligence Used to ID Skin Cancer

3-D Bioprinter to Print Human Skin

Sunbed Users Get Melanoma Younger

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Skin Testing, Computerized Support Tool Can Improve Antibiotic Use in Hospital Inpatients

Mar. 6, 2017 — Investigators have developed two approaches to increasing the use of penicillins and cephalosporins -- highly effective antibiotics that are not as ... read more

'Red Hair' Gene Variant May Underlie Association Between Melanoma and Parkinson's Disease

Mar. 2, 2017 — Investigators find that a gene variant that produces red hair and fair skin in humans and in mice, which increases the risk of the dangerous skin ... read more

Take Precautions Against Pesky Plants, Insects

Mar. 3, 2017 — While poison ivy is probably the most well-known hazardous plant, there are a multitude of other plants, as well as many insects, that can irritate your ... read more

Tanning Devices Cost US Healthcare $343 Million a Year

Feb. 28, 2017 — Tanning devices cost the US $343.1 million a year in medical costs because of the skin cancers their use is associated with, according to a new study. In a new study, researchers established how ... read more

Fine-Tuned Microscopy Technique Offers Breakthrough Imaging of Melanoma

Mar. 1, 2017 — Researchers have recently refined a classic Raman-based technique and succeeded in imaging the two dominant melanin molecules -- a breakthrough that could lead to new understandings and, critically, ... read more

Who Gets Sunburned? Survey Finds Risk Is Greater for Young Adults With Melanin-Rich Skin

Feb. 27, 2017 — New results point to an urgent need for sunburn prevention among young adults, particularly those who have skin with higher melanin content. ... read more

New Therapeutic Targets Identified for Tropical Disease Leishmaniasis

Feb. 24, 2017 — Each year, about 2 million people contract leishmaniasis, which results in disfiguring skin ulcers that may take months or years to heal and in rare cases can become metastatic, causing major tissue ... read more

Peptide Reverses Cardiac Fibrosis in a Preclinical Model of Congestive Heart Failure

Feb. 21, 2017 — Cardiac fibrosis, an abnormal thickening of the heart wall leading to congestive heart failure, was not only halted but also reversed by a caveolin-1 ... read more

Transplanting Good Bacteria to Kill Staph

Feb. 22, 2017 — Researchers screened 10,000 colonies of bacteria found on the epidermis to determine how many had antimicrobial properties and at what rate these are found on healthy and non-healthy skin. In a new ... read more

Depression Puts Psoriasis Patients at Significantly Greater Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis

Feb. 22, 2017 — Psoriasis is a lifelong disease that is associated with significant cosmetic and physical disability and puts patients at increased risk for many ... read more

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March 7, 2017

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Slow the Signs of Aging With Sun Protection

Mar. 3, 2017 — While some individuals may believe tanning makes them more beautiful, this habit can actually damage their skin in the long run. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun and indoor tanning beds can not ... read more

Importance of Melanoma Prevention, Early Detection

Mar. 3, 2017 — On average, one person dies of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, every hour. Because this disease can affect anyone, everyone should take steps to reduce their risk and catch melanoma in ... read more

New Treatment Option Shows Promise for Skin and Hair Conditions

Mar. 3, 2017 — Alopecia areata, atopic dermatitis and vitiligo are highly visible dermatologic conditions that can have a negative effect on patients’ quality of life and overall health. An emerging treatment ... read more

Learn the Language of Skin Care Labels

Mar. 3, 2017 — When it comes to skin care product labels, people shouldn’t necessarily believe everything they ... read more

Wound Healing: The Stem Cell Dynamic

Mar. 1, 2017 — One of the key questions in biology is to identify how tissues are repaired after trauma and understand how stem cells migrate, proliferate, and differentiate to repair tissue damage. Researchers ... read more

Who Sweats More: Men or Women?

Feb. 23, 2017 — Sex differences in heat loss responses are dependent on body size and not sex, meaning that larger individuals sweat more than smaller ones during cycle exercise in warm and tolerable ... read more

Cytotoxic Immune Cell in Sick and Healthy Skin a Key to Understanding Vitiligo

Feb. 20, 2017 — With the aid of thousands of skin biopsies and over a hundred kilograms of skin, researchers have observed how two subgroups of immune cell behave in healthy skin. This functional dichotomy is ... read more

Tick 'Cement' as a Potential Bioadhesive for Human Tissue

Feb. 20, 2017 — Ticks are well known for their ability to anchor themselves firmly to the skin, so that they can suck blood for several days. This anchoring mechanism is so effective because it is based on a ... read more

Antibiotic Effective Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Pediatric Skin Infections

Feb. 17, 2017 — Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial scourge that is resistant to most common antibiotics and thus difficult to treat, particularly in children where it commonly causes ... read more

Flashes of Light Offer Potential for Biomedical Diagnostics

Feb. 15, 2017 — Researchers were intrigued that living organisms emit small amounts of light resulting during oxidative metabolism, when oxygen is used to create energy by breaking down carbohydrates. The ... read more

People Are Attracted to Outward Signs of Health, Not Actual Health, Study Finds

Feb. 13, 2017 — Skin with yellow and red pigments is perceived as more attractive in Caucasian males, but this skin coloring does not necessarily signal actual good health, new research ... read more

Non-Invasive Test Offers Quick Skin Cancer Diagnosis

Feb. 13, 2017 — A non-invasive imaging technique has been developed that accurately detects skin cancer without surgical biopsy. Multiphoton microscopy of mitochondria accurately identified melanomas and basal cell ... read more

Scientists Discover an Unexpected Influence on Dividing Stem Cells' Fate

Feb. 10, 2017 — When it divides, a stem cell has a choice: produce more stem cells or turn into the specific types of cells that compose skin, muscle, brain, or other tissue. New experiments in skin show this ... read more

Brazilian Peppertree Packs Power to Knock out Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Feb. 10, 2017 — The red berries of the Brazilian peppertree -- a weedy, invasive species common in Florida -- contain an extract with the power to disarm dangerous antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria, scientists ... read more

Study Reveals How Melanoma Spreads

Feb. 8, 2017 — Newly identified genes and genetic pathways in primary melanoma -- a type of skin cancer -- could give researchers new targets for developing new personalized treatments for melanoma, and potentially ... read more

Study Paints Clearer Picture of 'NASTy' Side Effects from Well-Known Heart Drug

Feb. 6, 2017 — The uncomfortable and embarrassing facial side effects many patients experience from the drug niacin, which is prescribed to prevent heart disease, typically lead to a high number of patients ... read more

Skin Sodium Content Linked to Heart Problems in Patients With Kidney Disease

Feb. 3, 2017 — Elevated sodium content in the skin correlates closely with left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with chronic kidney disease, report ... read more

New Skin-Graft System a Better Fix for Chronic Wounds

Feb. 2, 2017 — More than six million cases of chronic wounds cost $20 billion each year in the United States. Diabetic ulcers, pressure sores, surgical site wounds and traumatic injuries to high-risk patients ... read more

Treatment Has No Sufficient Effect in One of Five Psoriasis Patients

Feb. 2, 2017 — A substantial part of people, one in five, undergoing systemic treatment for psoriasis (i.e. pills taken orally, injections or infusions) still have considerable problems with their disease, ... read more

Whole-Body Heat Stress Lowers Exercise Capacity, Blood Flow in Men

Feb. 1, 2017 — Prolonged exposure to high temperatures can raise both the skin and core temperature, reducing blood flow to the brain and limbs during exercise and limiting the ability to exercise for long periods, ... read more

Friday, March 3, 2017

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Wound healing: The stem cell dynamic

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Who sweats more: Men or women?

Monday, February 20, 2017

Friday, February 17, 2017

Antibiotic effective against drug-resistant bacteria in pediatric skin infections

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Flashes of Light Offer Potential for Biomedical Diagnostics

Monday, February 13, 2017

Friday, February 10, 2017

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Study reveals how melanoma spreads

Monday, February 6, 2017

Study paints clearer picture of 'NASTy' side effects from well-known heart drug

Friday, February 3, 2017

Skin sodium content linked to heart problems in patients with kidney disease

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Monday, January 30, 2017

Wearable, low-cost sensor to measure skin hydration

Sunday, January 29, 2017

How protein production gets distorted in skin cancer

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Scientists decipher a mechanism in serious skin infections

Monday, January 23, 2017

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

How solvents affect the skin

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Miami doctors publish study of first locally-acquired Zika transmission

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

New material in the fight against hospital-acquired infections

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Risk of skin cancer doesn't deter most college students who tan indoors, study shows

Friday, January 6, 2017

Indoor tanning study reveals surprising new at-risk group for skin cancer

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Promising new drug stops spread of melanoma by 90 percent

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Tattoos mark the spot for surgery, then disappear

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Cellular reprogramming slows aging in mice

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Monday, December 12, 2016

Painless microneedle patch could replace needles

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Immune system's 'workaround' may explain heart disease in psoriasis patients

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Safety in darkness: Team lays bare melanin's DNA guarding mechanism

Monday, December 5, 2016

Protecting babies from eczema with low-cost Vaseline

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Is an agent used to treat psoriasis aimed at the wrong target?

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Researchers define, for the first time, how the cancer cell of origin controls invasive, metastatic properties of tumor cells

Monday, November 21, 2016

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Friday, November 11, 2016

Skin bacteria could protect against disease

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Knowing risk factors could help catch melanomas

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Solving the puzzle of necroptosis

Monday, November 7, 2016

Friday, November 4, 2016

Rubella virus persists after vaccination in some patients with immunodeficiency disorders

Monday, October 31, 2016

New study suggests way to slow skin fibrosis in scleroderma

Friday, October 28, 2016

A skin graft for bad burns

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Skin patch to treat peanut allergy shows benefit in children

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Why is skin thick on the soles of the feet?

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Link found between marriage attitudes, risky sexual behaviors across ethnic groups

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Moms and dads of kids with food allergies think they're allergic too

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Sweat too much? You might have a treatable medical condition called 'hyperhidrosis'

Monday, October 10, 2016

Diabetes: New hope for better wound healing

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Got eczema? It may just be bad evolutionary luck, study finds

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Monday, October 3, 2016

Acne sufferers' cells may be protected against aging

Friday, September 30, 2016

Self-adhesive dressing generates electrical current that promotes healing, reduces infection risk

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Friday, September 23, 2016

Thursday, September 22, 2016

New method to predict skin stretchiness could help burn victims grow new skin

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Research finally reveals reason for perplexing red skin disease

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Is it safe to get up close and personal with food allergy triggers?

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Diagnosing, managing food allergies: A guide for physicians

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Concerns over glutathione skin bleaching in the UK

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Comparing coronary artery calcium scores in patients with psoriasis, diabetes

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Immune breakthrough: Unscratching poison ivy's rash

Monday, August 22, 2016

Friday, August 19, 2016

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Face changing tech showing sun damage is most effective at promoting sun safe behavior

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Plaque psoriasis patients find many treatments, but few satisfied with their current plan

Monday, August 15, 2016

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Artificial skin tests for stopping sun damage

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Flies as a mechanical vector for yaws

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Breakthrough in fight against antibiotic resistance