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Cancer therapy shows promise for psoriasis treatment

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 290 views | 0 comments

HDAC inhibitors, already widely used to treat cancer, may be an effective therapy for psoriasis as well, scientists report.

Tags: Mel B. , Cancer , Scientists

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Handheld scanner reveals vascularization in psoriasis patients

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 280 views | 0 comments

A newly developed tissue scanner allows looking under the skin of psoriasis patients. This provides clinically relevant information, such as the structure of skin layers and blood vessels, without the need for contrast agents or radiation exposure.

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Drug for refractory psoriatic arthritis shows promise in clinical trial

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 297 views | 0 comments

Patients with psoriatic arthritis for whom standard-of-care pharmaceutical treatments have provided no lasting relief experienced a significant reduction in symptoms, including joint tenderness and swelling, have reported promising results when they were given a new drug.

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Largest psoriasis meta-analysis to date yields new genetic clues

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 301 views | 0 comments

The identification of 16 additional genetic markers will help researchers get closer to understanding how -- and why -- psoriasis develops.

Tags: Genes

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Potential target for treatment of skin inflammation in eczema and psoriasis

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 320 views | 0 comments

Superficially, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis may appear similar but their commonalities are only skin deep. Atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, is primarily driven by an allergic reaction, while psoriasis is considered an autoimmune disease. Nevertheless, researchers were able to pinpoint a common driver of skin inflammation in both diseases.

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Cannabinoids may soothe certain skin diseases, say researchers

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 291 views | 0 comments

Cannabinoids contain anti-inflammatory properties that could make them useful in the treatment of a wide-range of skin diseases, according to researchers.

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Severe psoriasis predominantly affects men

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 307 views | 0 comments

The fact that men are overrepresented in psoriasis registers and consume more psoriasis care have long led researchers to believe that the common skin disease disproportionately affects men. A unique study with 5,438 Swedish psoriasis patients now reveals that women have a statistically significant lower incidence of severe psoriasis compared to men.

Tags: Women , LEDs

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Inflammatory disease trigger revealed

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 339 views | 0 comments

Scientists have revealed a potent inflammatory molecule released by dying cells triggers inflammation during necroptosis, a recently described form of cell death linked to inflammatory disease. The discovery could lead to new and existing medicines that target the molecule being investigated as a way of treating inflammatory diseases, such as psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease.

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Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Depression puts psoriasis patients at significantly greater risk of psoriatic arthritis

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 284 views | 0 comments

Psoriasis is a lifelong disease that is associated with significant cosmetic and physical disability and puts patients at increased risk for many major medical disorders. A multidisciplinary team of researchers has found that psoriasis patients who developed depression were at a 37 percent greater risk of subsequently developing psoriatic arthritis, compared with psoriasis patients who did not develop depression.

Tags: Depression

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Cytotoxic immune cell in sick and healthy skin a key to understanding vitiligo

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 285 views | 0 comments

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 preserved in the inflammatory diseases psoriasis and vitiligo. The study opens the way for more targeted local treatments for patchy inflammatory skin disorders.

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Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Treatment has no sufficient effect in one of five psoriasis patients

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 317 views | 0 comments

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, according to a recent study.

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Why thick skin develops on our palms and soles, and its links to cancer

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 288 views | 0 comments

Foot callouses/keratoderma (thickened skin) can be linked to cancer of the esophagus (gullet), report researchers.

Tags: Cancer , Bai Ling

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

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

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 320 views | 0 comments

Two new studies describe how the inflammatory response to psoriasis can alter levels of several immune system molecules, ultimately increasing a person’s risk of thrombosis, which can include fatal blood clots

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

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 305 views | 0 comments

The antibody ustekinumab is in use for treatment of psoriasis since 2009. It inhibits the underlying inflammation by neutralizing certain messengers of the immune system. Researchers now shows that one of these messengers could actually be helpful in battling the illness.

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

New insights into skin cells could explain why our skin doesn't leak

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 296 views | 0 comments

The discovery of the shape and binding capability of epidermal cells could explain how skin maintains a barrier even when it is shedding. New research into how epidermal cells form a barrier may explain the paradox of how we can shed them without compromising our skin's integrity. It could also help us to understand what happens when it forms incorrectly, which could lead to conditions like psoriasis and eczema.

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Fungal skin infections commonly misdiagnosed

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 352 views | 0 comments

Dermatophyte infections, the most common kind of fungal infection in the skin, hair, or nails, affect an estimated 25 percent of the world's population and have accounted for 51 million outpatient visits over the last 10 years in the U.S. Now researchers report that fungal skin infections may be commonly misdiagnosed.

Tags: Mel B.

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Skin bacteria could protect against disease

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 341 views | 0 comments

There are more and more examples of the ways in which we can benefit from our bacteria. According to new research, this is true for the skin as well. The work has shown that the most common bacteria on human skin secrete a protein which protects us from the reactive oxygen species thought to contribute to several skin diseases. The protein has an equally strong effect on dangerous oxygen species as known antioxidants such as vitamin C and vitamin E.

Tags: Bacteria

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Researchers identify a key molecule in psoriasis development

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 291 views | 0 comments

A potential therapeutic target for the treatment of psoriasis has been identified. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that affects up to a 2% of the population and which has still no cure. The study shows that the TREX2 gene has a relevant role in the inflammatory response that develops during the illness.

Tags: Beer , Genes

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Research finally reveals reason for perplexing red skin disease

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 303 views | 0 comments

There aren't any effective treatments for the disease with the hard-to-pronounce-name, ichthyosis. The rare and perplexing genetic disease causes skin to be disfigured by redness and dark scales across one's entire body. Now, for the first time, new research has found the reason that the disease causes the red skin and has a promising biologic drug to begin testing soon in clinical trials.

Tags: Genes , Fire

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Some biologic treatments for psoriasis may be safer for patients

Added: 05.11.2021 21:38 | 236 views | 0 comments

Dermatologists found a decreased risk of infection in patients with psoriasis using some of the newer, more targeted medications compared to those taking methotrexate, a drug widely used since the 1960s as a first line treatment for moderate-to-severe psoriasis.

Tags: Mel B. , Fire

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

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