Malassezia yeasts – everywhere and sometimes dangerous
Malassezia yeasts have been found in human dandruff, deep-sea vents, and pretty much everywhere in between.
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Spiders ruled out as common cause of bacterial infections in humans
Can spiders be carriers of human pathogens? Can they provoke an infection through a break in the skin?
Review article estimates annual U.S. cost of psoriasis in 2013
The annual U.S. cost of psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin condition, was estimated to be between $112 billion and $135 billion in 2013, according to a review article published online by JAMA...
Body clock protects cells from metabolism-generated oxygen radical damage during division
UC Irvine scientists studying the role of circadian rhythms in skin stem cells found that this clock plays a key role in coordinating daily metabolic cycles and cell division.
Specific immune responses triggered by skin microbes
New research in mice shows that the immune system in the skin develops distinct responses to the various microbes that naturally colonize the skin, referred to as commensals.
Fat isn’t all bad: Skin adipocytes help protect against infections
When it comes to skin infections, a healthy and robust immune response may depend greatly upon what lies beneath.
Skin patch could help heal, prevent diabetic ulcers, study finds
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine say they have developed a safe and effective skin patch to deliver a drug that enhances the healing of diabetes-related ulcers.