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Aesthetic Everything announces the 2013 Top 10 Plastic Surgeons and Dermatologists in America

Aesthetic Everything®, the only online social networking platform for the global aesthetic industry, presents the 2013 Top 10 Plastic Surgeons and Dermatologists in America.

4 Feb 2014

Researchers discover genetic function that helps "tumor suppressor" genes to prevent cancer

Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a genetic function that helps one of the most important "tumor suppressor" genes to do its job and prevent cancer.

4 Feb 2014

Research: Babies pick up on their mother's stress and show corresponding physiological changes

New research shows that babies not only pick up on their mother's stress, they also show corresponding physiological changes.

3 Feb 2014

New noninvasive chemical probe detects common species of staph bacteria in the body

Chances are you won't know you've got a staph infection until the test results come in, days after the symptoms first appear. But what if your physician could identify the infection much more quickly and without having to take a biopsy and ship it off for analysis?

From Integrated DNA Technologies 3 Feb 2014

Onset Dermatologics announces nationwide availability of Tretin-X Cream 0.075%

Onset Dermatologics, LLC, a leader in developing and commercializing prescription products for improving skin health, announced the nationwide availability of Tretin-X (tretinoin, USP) Cream 0.075%. Tretin-X Cream is a prescription product for the topical treatment of acne.

31 Jan 2014

Vitamin A may help keep immune system under control for autoimmune and transplant patients

The same form of Vitamin A used by teenagers to combat acne might offer benefits that are more than skin deep. That's because an international team of researchers have found that it may also help keep the immune system under control for people with autoimmune disorders or those who have received transplants.

31 Jan 2014

Third-hand smoke as deadly as first-hand smoke

Do not smoke and do not allow yourself to be exposed to smoke because second-hand smoke and third-hand smoke are just as deadly as first-hand smoke, says a scientist at the University of California, Riverside who, along with colleagues, conducted the first animal study of the effects of third-hand smoke.

30 Jan 2014

Researchers engineer skin cells for first time containing blood and lymphatic capillaries

Researchers at the University Children's Hospital Zurich and the University of Zurich have engineered skin cells for the very first time containing blood and lymphatic capillaries. They succeeded in isolating all the necessary types of skin cells from human skin tissue and engineering a skin graft that is similar to full-thickness skin.

30 Jan 2014

New pre-clinical data shows potential protective effects of GFT505 in different types of cancer

GENFIT, a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of drug discovery and development, focusing on the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of cardiometabolic and associated disorders, today announces new pre-clinical data demonstrating the inhibitory effects of GFT505 on the proliferation of cancer cells of different origins.

30 Jan 2014

Patients receiving APBI after breast-conserving surgery show excellent tumor control, breast cosmesis

Long-term outcomes of breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant accelerated partial breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery show excellent tumor control and breast cosmesis (cosmetic outcomes) with minimal late toxicity, according to a study published in the February 1, 2014 print edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology.

30 Jan 2014

University of Liverpool receives funding to continue reducing impact of adverse reactions to medicinal drugs

The Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Drug Safety Science at the University of Liverpool has received three million pounds of new funding from MRC to allow it to continue reducing the impact of adverse reactions to medicinal drugs.

30 Jan 2014

NIBIB-funded researchers develop microscopic technique to improve Mohs surgery

A common surgery for non-melanoma skin cancer, known as Mohs surgery typically achieves excellent results but can be a long process, as the surgeon successively removes the area of concern until the surrounding tissue is free of cancer.

29 Jan 2014

Veterans with exposure to Agent Orange may be at higher risk for skin cancer

Vietnam War veterans with prior exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange may be at higher risk for certain types of skin cancer, suggests a report in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

29 Jan 2014

Study suggest that unique environmental stimulus may interact with genetic trait to initiate type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a genetically-driven autoimmune disease of pancreatic beta-cells, whose origins remain unknown. Researchers at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) discovered that skin cells from patients with type 1 diabetes display abnormal activity triggered by immune response mechanisms to environmental stimuli like a viral infection.

29 Jan 2014

New approach for reversing hair loss uses stem cells to regenerate missing hair follicles

If the content of many a situation comedy, not to mention late-night TV advertisements, is to be believed, there's an epidemic of balding men, and an intense desire to fix their follicular deficiencies.

28 Jan 2014

Study shows taking vitamin D2 supplements may result in higher muscle damage in athletes

Power athletes and others looking for an edge to improve their performance should avoid taking vitamin D2.

28 Jan 2014

ZO Skin Health launches new physician retail website

ZO Skin Health, Inc., purveyor of innovative skincare solutions and brainchild of renowned dermatologist Zein Obagi, MD, is proud to announce the launch of its new physician retail website.

27 Jan 2014

FDA meeting streamlines pathway to initial U.S. approval of Provectus's PV-10 oncology drug

Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (PVCT), a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has received the official minutes from the Type C meeting held with the FDA's Division of Oncology Products 2 on December 16, 2013.

27 Jan 2014

Organ and tissue donation saves lives

OneLegacy, the non-profit, federally designated organ, eye and tissue recovery agency serving the seven-country greater Los Angeles area, today issued the following statement: "Kim Pham, the 23-year-old woman who died from her injuries after being assaulted outside a Santa Ana nightclub on Jan. 18, saved five lives through the donation of her heart, kidneys, lungs, pancreas and liver to patients on the national organ transplant waiting list.

27 Jan 2014

Scientists provide new insights into molecular regulation of stem cell differentiation

The findings of the scientists of the Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research (IDR) at Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) provide new insights into the molecular regulation of stem cell differentiation.

25 Jan 2014

Skin News and Research

Aesthetic Everything announces the 2013 Top 10 Plastic Surgeons and Dermatologists in America

Researchers discover genetic function that helps "tumor suppressor" genes to prevent cancer

Research: Babies pick up on their mother's stress and show corresponding physiological changes

New noninvasive chemical probe detects common species of staph bacteria in the body

Onset Dermatologics announces nationwide availability of Tretin-X Cream 0.075%

Vitamin A may help keep immune system under control for autoimmune and transplant patients

Third-hand smoke as deadly as first-hand smoke

Researchers engineer skin cells for first time containing blood and lymphatic capillaries

New pre-clinical data shows potential protective effects of GFT505 in different types of cancer

Patients receiving APBI after breast-conserving surgery show excellent tumor control, breast cosmesis

University of Liverpool receives funding to continue reducing impact of adverse reactions to medicinal drugs

NIBIB-funded researchers develop microscopic technique to improve Mohs surgery

Veterans with exposure to Agent Orange may be at higher risk for skin cancer

Study suggest that unique environmental stimulus may interact with genetic trait to initiate type 1 diabetes

New approach for reversing hair loss uses stem cells to regenerate missing hair follicles

Study shows taking vitamin D2 supplements may result in higher muscle damage in athletes

ZO Skin Health launches new physician retail website

FDA meeting streamlines pathway to initial U.S. approval of Provectus's PV-10 oncology drug

Organ and tissue donation saves lives

Scientists provide new insights into molecular regulation of stem cell differentiation

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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