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New research suggests need for oral food challenge to properly diagnose additional nut allergies

Many patients with a history of a single tree nut allergy are told to avoid all other tree nuts. But is that necessary? If you have a tree nut allergy and were advised to avoid other tree nuts based only on a positive blood or skin prick test, you may not be allergic to the other nuts.

27 Mar 2017

Insilico Medicine to present research findings in AI for drug discovery at BioDataWorld West Congress

Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based Big Data analytics company applying deep learning techniques to drug discovery, biomarker development and human longevity research will present and chair a panel at the BioDataWorld West, San Francisco, April 26-27.

25 Mar 2017

Hospitals with certified WOC nurses have lower rates of pressure injuries, study shows

Hospitals that employ nurses who have specialty certification in wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) care have lower rates of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), reports a study in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing.

25 Mar 2017

Acne affects self-confidence of many teenagers, survey finds

Growing up can be hard for any teenager without the added stress of acne. Sadly acne affects around 80% of adolescents aged 13-18 years at some point.

25 Mar 2017

Major grant funds research effort that seeks to understand complexity of invasive cancer

A $9.5 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will fund an intensive multidisciplinary research effort that seeks to better understand how cancer cells reach an aggressive state and begin to damage surrounding tissue.

25 Mar 2017

Immunotherapy drug becomes first FDA-approved treatment for metastatic MCC

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday granted accelerated approval to the checkpoint inhibitor Bavencio (avelumab) for the treatment of patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), including those who have not received prior chemotherapy.

25 Mar 2017

UNC scientists receive NIH grant to develop new implantable drug delivery system for HIV prevention

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received a three-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a new implantable drug delivery system for long-lasting HIV-prevention.

25 Mar 2017

Exposure to acrolein causes failure of immune defence to tumours, study finds

The World Health Organisation estimates that every year 600,000 deaths are caused by passive smoking worldwide and, in Austria alone, two or three people a day die as a result of passive smoking.

25 Mar 2017

Multipronged study of schizophrenia-associated syndrome receives $3.1 million NIH grant

A research team at Emory University is embarking on a multipronged study of 3q29 deletion syndrome, a genetic mutation associated with a 40-fold increased risk for schizophrenia and a range of other neuropsychiatric conditions including mild to moderate intellectual disability, autism and anxiety.

24 Mar 2017

Excessive sweating could be hyperhidrosis that often goes undiagnosed

Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating that is more than what is needed to regulate body temperature. About 7 million Americans suffer from hyperhidrosis, a disorder that often goes undiagnosed.

24 Mar 2017

Women have statistically lower incidence of severe psoriasis compared to men, study reveals

The fact that men are overrepresented in psoriasis registers and consume more psoriasis care have long led researchers to believe that the common skin disease disproportionally affects men.

24 Mar 2017

FDA grants accelerated approval to new drug for treatment of rare form of skin cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Bavencio (avelumab) for the treatment of adults and pediatric patients 12 years and older with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), including those who have not received prior chemotherapy.

23 Mar 2017

Study compares arm measures to BMI for assessing nutritional status of leukemia survivors

Arm anthropometry is a simple method to determine if a person is overweight or obese, and because it can distinguish between fat and muscle mass, unlike body mass index (BMI), it is a valuable method for assessing muscle loss in long-term survivors of childhood cancer.

23 Mar 2017

New study shows how developing brain learns to recognize and react to subtle sensory signals

A new study describes a key mechanism in the brain that allows animals to recognize and react when subtle sensory signals that might not seem important on their own occur simultaneously.

23 Mar 2017

Self-healing graphene holds potential for future use in artificial skin for robots

With the first ever documented observation of the self-healing phenomena of graphene, researchers from Hyderabad, India, hint at future applications for its use in artificial skin.

23 Mar 2017

UC researchers advocate ‘precision medicine’ approach to studying and treating Parkinson's disease

Two landmark publications with one or more co-authors from the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute outline a transformative approach to defining, studying and treating Parkinson's disease.

22 Mar 2017

‘Supportive touch’ experiences can help preterm infants in NICU respond better, research suggests

Treatment in the nation's Neonatal Intensive Care Units save millions of infants born prematurely every year. But this treatment is not without cost. Painful procedures such as needle pricks can impact early brain development.

22 Mar 2017

Researchers provide better understanding of the body's immune responses to implanted materials

Researchers at MIT and Boston Children's Hospital have published a report today in the journal Nature Materials that provides a better understanding of the body's immune responses to the materials used in implanted medical devices.

22 Mar 2017

Study reveals link between tanning dependence and other addictive behaviors

Despite the known dangers of exposure to ultraviolet light, many people continue to sunbathe and use indoor tanning beds with some users exhibiting a dependence to tanning. A new study from the Yale School of Public Health finds that such dependence is also associated with other addictive behaviors.

21 Mar 2017

Efficacy of innovative gene therapy can be tested quickly and cost-effectively using new cellular model

Using a new cellular model, innovative gene therapy approaches for the hereditary immunodeficiency Chronic Granulomatous Disease can be tested faster and cost-effectively in the lab for their efficacy.

21 Mar 2017

Skin News and Research

New research suggests need for oral food challenge to properly diagnose additional nut allergies

Insilico Medicine to present research findings in AI for drug discovery at BioDataWorld West Congress

Hospitals with certified WOC nurses have lower rates of pressure injuries, study shows

Acne affects self-confidence of many teenagers, survey finds

Major grant funds research effort that seeks to understand complexity of invasive cancer

Immunotherapy drug becomes first FDA-approved treatment for metastatic MCC

UNC scientists receive NIH grant to develop new implantable drug delivery system for HIV prevention

Exposure to acrolein causes failure of immune defence to tumours, study finds

Multipronged study of schizophrenia-associated syndrome receives $3.1 million NIH grant

Excessive sweating could be hyperhidrosis that often goes undiagnosed

Women have statistically lower incidence of severe psoriasis compared to men, study reveals

FDA grants accelerated approval to new drug for treatment of rare form of skin cancer

Study compares arm measures to BMI for assessing nutritional status of leukemia survivors

New study shows how developing brain learns to recognize and react to subtle sensory signals

Self-healing graphene holds potential for future use in artificial skin for robots

UC researchers advocate ‘precision medicine’ approach to studying and treating Parkinson's disease

‘Supportive touch’ experiences can help preterm infants in NICU respond better, research suggests

Researchers provide better understanding of the body's immune responses to implanted materials

Study reveals link between tanning dependence and other addictive behaviors

Efficacy of innovative gene therapy can be tested quickly and cost-effectively using new cellular model

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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