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Head and neck melanoma among pediatric and young adult populations up by 51%

Head and neck melanoma among pediatric, adolescent and young adult populations in the United States and Canada increased by 51.1% from 1995 to 2014, per research from Saint Louis University.

3 Oct 2019

New graphene sensing system can detect early signs of foot ulcers before they form

Stevens Institute of Technology has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Bonbouton, giving the cutting-edge health and technology company the right to use and further develop a graphene sensing system that detects early signs of foot ulcers before they form so people living with diabetes can access preventative healthcare and confidently manage their health.

3 Oct 2019

Printed electronics show promise for personalized biosensors, embedded electronic tattoos

Electrical engineers at Duke University have devised a fully print-in-place technique for electronics that is gentle enough to work on delicate surfaces including paper and human skin.

3 Oct 2019

Pittcon 2020 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture announced

Pittcon is honored to announce Professor John A. Rogers as the 2020 Wallace H. Coulter Lecturer. The 2020 Coulter Lecture is entitled Soft, Skin-interfaced Microfluid Systems for Capture and Analysis of Sweat.

From Pittcon 3 Oct 2019

Innovative compound kills cancer cells, minimizes damage to normal tissues

Most of the current clinical anti-tumor drugs used in chemotherapy move around in the patient's blood after intake and are unable to pinpoint the targeted tumor. As a result, while killing the tumor cells, the healthy cells may also be killed as "collateral damage", leading to undesired side effects.

3 Oct 2019

Researchers show how 'internet of health' could revolutionize human medicine

In recent years, the seemingly inevitable "internet of things" has attracted considerable attention: the idea that in the future, everything in the physical world -- machines, objects, people -- will be connected to the internet.

3 Oct 2019

Certain fungi increase pancreatic cancer risk, study finds

Certain fungi move from the gut to the pancreas, expand their population more than a thousand-fold, and encourage pancreatic cancer growth, a new study finds.

2 Oct 2019

Study: Majority of overweight or obese patients happy with abdominoplasty

Tummy tuck surgery (abdominoplasty) yields high patient satisfaction and improved quality of life in patients who are overweight or obese – despite a substantial risk of complications, reports a study in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

2 Oct 2019

Scientists develop skin patch than may protect against antibiotic resistant superbugs

Researchers have developed non-invasive patches that adhere to skin in order to provide a continuous reading of a patient’s medication level.

2 Oct 2019

Firefighters call for governmental action to protect them from cancer

Firefighters in the UK are calling on the government for more health protection, after researchers find they are at an increased risk of cancer.

2 Oct 2019

New leishmaniasis look-alike parasitic infection reported

A new study published online in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases describes the appearance of a new protozoan infection carried by insects which causes symptoms that mimic the disease called visceral leishmaniasis, caused by a different parasite.

2 Oct 2019

Researchers deploy bacteriophages to fight against antibiotic resistance

In the battle against antibiotic resistance, many scientists have been trying to deploy naturally occurring viruses called bacteriophages that can infect and kill bacteria.

1 Oct 2019

Study: Transmission of protozoan parasite may cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people

A new study published this week online in Emerging Infectious Diseases suggests that transmission of a protozoan parasite from insects may also cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people

1 Oct 2019

Brazilian researchers identify new species of parasite in fatal case of visceral leishmaniasis

Brazilian researchers believe they have identified in patients treated at the University Hospital (HU) in Aracaju, state of Sergipe, a new species of parasite that can cause a disease similar to visceral leishmaniasis but is resistant to the treatments currently available.

1 Oct 2019

Skin-lightening cream put a woman into a coma. It could happen again.

She had been buying face cream through a friend of a friend for 12 years. This time, it was Pond's "Rejuveness," a version of the company's anti-wrinkle cream that is made and sold in Mexico.

1 Oct 2019

Tiny biosensor allows accurate and real-time detection of patient’s antibiotic levels

Small, non-invasive patches worn on the skin can accurately detect the levels of medication in a patient's system, matching the accuracy of current clinical methods.

1 Oct 2019

Johns Hopkins Medicine celebrates opening of Pavilion III at Green Spring Station

As part of an $80 million expansion at Green Spring Station, Johns Hopkins Medicine celebrated the official opening of the newly built Pavilion III at Green Spring Station with a private grand opening event on Sept. 27 and a free community health fair on Sept. 28.

1 Oct 2019

New insight into cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

The nervous system is the body’s control center, which is extremely fast in decoding messages from the different nerves in the body. This network should be intact and healthy. When something is wrong with the network, it affects the brain’s main functions.

1 Oct 2019

Cardiac cells derived from skin samples help unravel genetic underpinnings of heart function

Genome-wide association studies have uncovered more than 500 genetic variants linked to heart function, everything from heart rate to irregular rhythms that can lead to stroke, heart failure or other complications.

30 Sep 2019

A new method to distinguish benign and cancerous skin moles

A new study has reported a cost-effective, more accurate, and less invasive way to diagnose cancerous melanoma cells in skin tumors.

30 Sep 2019

Skin News and Research

Head and neck melanoma among pediatric and young adult populations up by 51%

New graphene sensing system can detect early signs of foot ulcers before they form

Printed electronics show promise for personalized biosensors, embedded electronic tattoos

Pittcon 2020 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture announced

Innovative compound kills cancer cells, minimizes damage to normal tissues

Researchers show how 'internet of health' could revolutionize human medicine

Certain fungi increase pancreatic cancer risk, study finds

Study: Majority of overweight or obese patients happy with abdominoplasty

Scientists develop skin patch than may protect against antibiotic resistant superbugs

Firefighters call for governmental action to protect them from cancer

New leishmaniasis look-alike parasitic infection reported

Researchers deploy bacteriophages to fight against antibiotic resistance

Study: Transmission of protozoan parasite may cause leishmaniasis-like symptoms in people

Brazilian researchers identify new species of parasite in fatal case of visceral leishmaniasis

Skin-lightening cream put a woman into a coma. It could happen again.

Tiny biosensor allows accurate and real-time detection of patient’s antibiotic levels

Johns Hopkins Medicine celebrates opening of Pavilion III at Green Spring Station

New insight into cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Cardiac cells derived from skin samples help unravel genetic underpinnings of heart function

A new method to distinguish benign and cancerous skin moles

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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