Psoriasis and obesity may share genetic source
Psoriasis often occurs alongside metabolic syndrome, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, and research now suggests that there may be a linked genetic cause.
Monthly Archives: April 2016
‘Youth gene’ identified by researchers
Researchers have pinned down a particular genetic variation that plays a role in defining whether you look older or younger than your years.
Modified household utensils improve autonomy and lives of people with leprosy
Assistive technology - the use of (frequently modified or customized) equipment to improve the functional capabilities of people with special needs - is an important therapeutic tool.
Alzheimer’s risk higher in people with rosacea
A new study finds that people with the chronic inflammatory skin condition rosacea appear to be at slightly higher risk of developing dementia - particularly Alzheimer's disease.
All hairstyles are not created equal – risk of traction alopecia
What dermatologists need to know about African-American hairstyling practices and the risk of traction alopecia.
Research finds that itch drives those with psoriasis ‘mad’ yet nearly half do not discuss itch with their doctor
New discussion tool launched to aid.Research funded by Celgene in collaboration with the Psoriasis Association reveals the extent to which itch, often an under-rated symptom of psoriasis...
Bacterial virulence is stimulated by burns
Sepsis constitutes the main cause of disease and death in people suffering from severe burns.
Nanograft seeded with 3 cell types promotes blood vessel formation to speed wound healing
Large or slow-healing wounds that do not receive adequate blood flow could benefit from a novel approach that combines a nanoscale graft onto which three different cell types are layered.
Atrophosclerodermic manifestations of lyme borreliosis
This review summarizes the literature on scleratrophic skin lesions as a manifestation of a Borrelia infection.
Patient attitudes to diabetic foot ulcers have ‘significant effect’ on survival
New research by health psychologists has shown that the beliefs and expectations of people with diabetic foot ulcers about their illness have a significant independent effect on their survival.