Posts Tagged ‘dermatology’
Device spots melanoma cell by cell
U. MISSOURI (US) — A new photoacoustic device will detect melanoma long before tumors develop, say researchers. Continue…
Monday, January 9, 2012 11:27 - 3 Comments
Health & Medicine - Dec 2, 2011 11:50 - 0 Comments
Gene acts as stop signal for skin cancer
MONASH (AUS) — The discovery of a gene that stops a common form of skin cancer from developing could make new cancer treatments and prevention available to the public in five years, researchers say. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 25, 2011 9:43 - 0 Comments
Morning tans may cause less skin damage
UNC CHAPEL-HILL (US) — Sunbathing or visiting a tanning booth during the morning hours, rather than afternoon, may lower the risk of skin cancer, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 8, 2011 10:45 - 0 Comments
Fat-melting laser can zap zits
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A laser designed to melt fat without burning surrounding tissue may be an effective tool for treating acne. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2011 9:09 - 1 Comment
Work from scratch finds cause of itch
YALE (US) — Scientists have discovered a basis for the pricking, stinging, and burning that accompanies chronic itch that can’t be relieved by antihistamines or topical creams. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2011 15:09 - 0 Comments
Stem cell switcharoo heals skin
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — Bone marrow cells that transform into skin cells could be used to repair damaged skin tissue. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 16, 2011 13:31 - 6 Comments
Softer water fails to relieve eczema
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Installing a water softener for three months brings no additional relief for eczema sufferers, according to a study with more than 300 children. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 11, 2011 11:55 - 5 Comments
Get a better tan from carrots
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Getting a golden glow maybe as simple—and healthy—as eating more carrots and tomatoes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2011 15:48 - 0 Comments
Eczema is double trouble for skin
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Two faulty barriers—not one as previously thought—are influential in how eczema develops, allowing microscopic intruders to wreak havoc on the skin’s immune system. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 3, 2011 11:32 - 1 Comment
Skin cancer protection in a pill
U. ROCHESTER (US) —A drug widely used to treat arthritis offers better protection from non-melanoma skin cancers than sunscreen, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2010 11:50 - 0 Comments
Hotspots map psoriasis treatment
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Four new DNA “hotspots” may help guide new treatments for psoriasis, one of the most common autoimmune diseases in the U.S. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 26, 2010 14:34 - 0 Comments
Gene mutation behaving (not so) badly
YALE (US)—Researchers have unraveled the secrets of a rare phenomenon with potential therapeutic implications: disease-causing genes that show a high frequency of self-repair. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2010 11:34 - 0 Comments
Vacation tanning may raise skin cancer risk
U. LEEDS (UK)—Attempting to get a quick tan during summer vacation—especially after being covered up for most of the rest of the year—is a sure way to raise the risk of melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer that can spread rapidly. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2010 10:27 - 0 Comments
Tan addicts worry about wrinkles, not cancer
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Young women in a recent study were more likely to cut back on indoor tanning based on concerns about getting leathery, wrinkled skin, rather than worries about skin cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 1, 2010 19:09 - 2 Comments
Harmless mole or deadly melanoma?
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—A new scanning system could take most of the guesswork out of screening a suspect skin growth. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 14, 2010 17:00 - 2 Comments
Picking out a tumor’s cancer causers
YALE—Researchers have demonstrated for the first time how distinct groups of cells from the same tumor are capable of forming tumors. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2009 13:12 - 3 Comments
Smallpox eradicated, but vaccine poses new risks
“These infections could prove fatal in as many as 20 percent of cases,” says Lisa Beck, lead author of the new study. “More shockingly, they not only occurred in eczema patients who were immunized themselves, but also in eczema patients who simply came in contact with other recently vaccinated individuals.” (Credit: James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2009 15:21 - 4 Comments
Sun-damaged patches linked to variety of skin cancers
Rough patches on the skin, known as actinic keratoses, caused by too much exposure to the sun can turn into a greater variety of skin cancers than doctors had thought. (Credit: NASA)
