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May 10 2024

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Who should receive preventive treatment for TB? Individuals of all ages with positive skin or blood test

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Researcher found that exposed individuals with confirmed TB infection — i.e. a positive skin or blood test — should receive priority treatment in settings with a low prevalence of the...

May 10 2024

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A tailored vaccine could one day treat eczema in children

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New research suggests a ‘tailored vaccine’ might hold the key to treating bacteria-driven flares of eczema in children. The team has taken several leaps forward in understanding how the immune...

Apr 26 2024

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It takes two to TANGO: New strategy to tackle fibrosis and scarring

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A study has now successfully controlled the effects of collagen hypersecretion at the cellular level. The experimental treatment consists of designer peptides which interrupt the interaction between TANGO1 and cTAGE5,...

Apr 24 2024

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Odor-causing bacteria in armpits targeted using bacteriophage-derived lysin

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A research team has synthesized a lysin that during in vitro experiments targets bacteria responsible for producing odors in human armpits.

Apr 24 2024

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Mosaics of predisposition cause skin disease

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Clarifying the cause of a skin disease led to the discovery of a new disease-causing gene, a new category of diseases, and new perspectives for both counseling and therapy. The...

Apr 20 2024

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Toxic chemicals from microplastics can be absorbed through skin

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Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new research shows.

Apr 03 2024

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Wound treatment gel fights the battle against antibacterial resistance

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Polymer-based hydrogels are used to treat skin ailments and in tissue engineering because of their ability to retain water, deliver drugs into wounds, and biodegrade. However, they are complicated to...

Apr 02 2024

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Discovery has potential to solve the billion-dollar global cost of poorly managed wound healing

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Scientists have uncovered a key step in the wound healing process that becomes disabled in diseases like diabetes and aging, contributing to a global healthcare cost of managing poorly healing...

Mar 27 2024

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Gene discovery offers new hope for people living with chronic skin disease

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Scientists have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis — a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes patients to develop red, scaly and itchy patches across their body....

Mar 23 2024

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AI-based app can help physicians find skin melanoma

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A mobile app that uses artificial intelligence, AI, to analyze images of suspected skin lesions can diagnose melanoma with very high precision, according to a new study.