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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 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 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...

Mar 27 2021

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Relieve your stress, relieve your allergies

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Through a series of experiments using nasal polyp organ culture and mouse models of restraint stress, researchers unveil relationship between presence of corticotropin-releasing stress hormone and increase in and degranulation...

Mar 19 2021

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Non-invasive skin swab samples are enough to quickly detect COVID-19, a new study finds

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Researchers have found that non-invasive skin swab samples may be enough to detect COVID-19.

Mar 16 2021

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Drug delivery system: Injections or light irradiation?

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A research team has developed near-infrared (NIR) light triggered drug delivery system.

Mar 12 2021

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Electricity could help speed wound healing, new study shows

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Electric stimulation may be able to help blood vessels carry white blood cells and oxygen to wounds, speeding healing, a new study suggests.

Mar 01 2021

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Biobattery-powered microneedle patch can deliver drugs and procure testing samples

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A pain-free, organic and biodegradable drug delivery patch may be on the horizon for home health care patients soon. Researchers have developed a biobattery-powered device capable of both delivering large...