Month: April 2021

Apr 29 2021

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Preclinical discovery triggers wound healing, skin regeneration

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Difficult-to-treat, chronic wounds in preclinical models healed with normal scar-free skin after treatment with an acellular product. Derived from platelets, the purified exosomal product, known as PEP, was used to...

Apr 28 2021

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Scientists reveal how brain cells in Alzheimer’s go awry, lose their identity

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Despite the prevalence of Alzheimer’s, there are still no treatments, in part because it has been challenging to study how the disease develops. Now, scientists have uncovered new insights into...

Apr 28 2021

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Skin and bones repaired by bioprinting during surgery

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Fixing traumatic injuries to the skin and bones of the face and skull is difficult because of the many layers of different types of tissues involved, but now, researchers have...

Apr 22 2021

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Wildfire smoke linked to skin disease

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Wildfire smoke can trigger a host of respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms, ranging from runny nose and cough to a potentially life-threatening heart attack or stroke. A new study suggests that...

Apr 15 2021

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The chillest ape: How humans evolved a super-high cooling capacity

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Researchers have discovered how a uniquely high density of sweat glands evolved in the human genome. Researchers showed that the higher density of sweat glands in humans is due mostly...

Apr 14 2021

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Common drug could be used to prevent certain skin cancers

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New data suggests that an oral drug currently used in the clinical setting to treat neuromuscular diseases could also help prevent a common form of skin cancer caused by damage...

Apr 14 2021

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Study reveals crucial details on skin-related side effects of cancer immune therapies

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Immune checkpoint inhibitors are life-saving therapies against advanced cancer, but they can cause side effects, most commonly involving the skin. New research provides insights on the extent of these side...

Apr 08 2021

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An amyloid link between Parkinson’s disease and melanoma

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On the surface, Parkinson’s disease and melanoma do not appear to have much in common. However, for nearly 50 years, doctors have recognized that Parkinson’s disease patients are more likely...

Apr 07 2021

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Maddening itch of liver disease comes from a surprising source

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A devastating itching of the skin driven by severe liver disease turns out to have a surprising cause. Its discovery points toward possible new therapies for itching, and shows that...

Apr 06 2021

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How Streptococcus pyogenes can survive on skin and cause skin infections

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Researchers have discovered that Streptococcus pyogenes, a species of bacteria that can cause severe illness if it invades the human body, can survive on the skin using arginine as a...