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Newborn Immune System Helps Fight Chronic Skin Disease

Early life exposure to a multi-drug-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus does not result in immune tolerance to the pathogen, revealed Scharschmidt and her lab team. The immune system was found to respond vigorously upon later exposure to the ...

Chronic Skin Disease may Up Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, and Stress

Patients suffering from chronic skin diseases are more likely to be seriously depressed and have suicidal ideation, reveals a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology . Itch is a very ...

Erectile Dysfunction Drug Viagra Benefits Bone Marrow Transplant Patients

A rapid way to obtain donor stem cells for bone marrow transplants using a combination of Viagra and a second drug called Plerixafor has been developed by UC Santa Cruz scientists. The findings of the study are published in Stem Cell. Bone ...

Guidelines for HS Skin Disease Diagnosis Published

Guidelines for diagnosing and managing hidradenitis suppurativa, a chronic and debilitating skin disease for which there is no cure have been published by an international team of dermatology experts including two from Henry Ford Hospital in ...

Protein May Play Role in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Skin Disease

Dermcidin, the normal anti-microbial peptide present in human sweat, may play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic skin disease called hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), according to the researchers of the George Washington University (GW). Their ...

CRISPR for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

Scientists have demonstrated the viability of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (butterfly children) in preclinical models. With this approach, published in the prestigious journal, Molecular ...

Mother’s Milk May Reduce Intestinal Injury after Bone Marrow Transplant

Human breast milk can reduce intestinal injury following a bone marrow transplant (BMT), reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in Breastfeeding Medicine . A new pilot study compared the use of human breast milk to ...

Natural Gene Therapy for Intractable Skin Disease Identified: Study

Natural gene therapy can offer fresh hope for patients with intractable skin disease, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Life Science Alliance . Pathogenic gene mutations causing a type of intractable ...

New Therapeutic Target to Make Bone Marrow Transplant Safer Discovered

Targeting Sirt-1 shows preclinical promise in controlling graft-vs-host disease (GVHD), report MUSC investigators in Blood. Bone marrow transplant (BMT) offers patients with leukemia and lymphoma a potentially curative treatment. Bone ...

Investigational Topical Cream May Help Treat Inflammatory Skin Disease

Investigational topical cream may offer new hope in the fight against inflammatory skin diseases, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the published in the British Journal of Dermatology . A study indicates that an ...

Vitiligo is a Skin Disease Worthy of Attention - World Vitiligo Day

Highlights: World Vitiligo Day is observed globally on the 25 th June, pop singer Michael Jackson’s death anniversary to raise awareness about this ignored skin disease Vitiligo patients are subject to severe social stigma and ...

Skin Disease Diagnosis Made Simple with Topical Nanotechnology

A unique method for skin disease diagnosis using NanoFlare nanotechnology has been developed to simplify and enable a biopsy-free diagnosis of skin disease. In a new SLAS Technology auto-commentary, two authors of an article recently published ...

First Bone Marrow Transplant Surgery in Government Hospital, Chennai

A 57-year-old man, diagnosed with Myeloma has successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGH) in Chennai. For the first time, the surgery was performed in a government hospital in South India. ...

Transfusion-Free Life After Bone Marrow Transplant Now Possible

Nikhil, a 25-year-old man, has received the Transfusion-free Life he wanted after a bone marrow transplant. This surgery has come as big relief to Nikhil who has plans to be a father someday. Nikhil was diagnosed with thalassemia intermedia, a ...

Outbreak of Skin Disease in Iraq Caused by the Bite of Sandflies

A new outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis is confirmed in Iraq by recent research. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), which is spread to humans by sandfly bites, can cause skin ulcers and eventually remain as disfiguring scars. The disease is found ...

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