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Mycovia initiates two Phase 3 clinical trials to evaluate VT-1161 in patients with RVVC

Mycovia Pharmaceuticals, making its official debut as a company developing therapies in women's health and dermatology, today announced the initiation of two Phase 3 clinical trials called VIOLET to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its lead candidate, VT-1161, in patients with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

6 Sep 2018

Global warming may increase likelihood of HFMD transmission

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common childhood viral infection that is most common in warmer summer months.

6 Sep 2018

Good skin care practices can help teens to battle stubborn acne

Being a teenager can be tough. Teens must manage high school and the pressures of adolescence while at the same time battling stubborn acne.

6 Sep 2018

Stigmatizing views, false perceptions about psoriasis continue to persist among people in the U.S.

The stigma associated with the autoimmune disease psoriasis may lead people to avoid patients who show signs of the condition, including not wanting to date, shake hands, or have people in their homes if they suffer from the disease.

30 Aug 2018

WVU dermatologist develops smartphone app to help medical students diagnose melanomas

A dermatologist may distinguish a mole from a tumor based on a glance, the way a cook can tell parsley from cilantro by sniffing it. But medical students don't have enough experience to make such intuitive diagnoses.

29 Aug 2018

New study reports key steps towards development of acne vaccine

A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports important steps that have been taken towards the development of an acne vaccine.

29 Aug 2018

Immune-related enzymes cause aggressive skin cancer in patients with Butterfly Syndrome

Patients with a rare skin disease, commonly called Butterfly Syndrome, that causes chronic blistering and extensive scarring also develop an aggressive and fatal form of cancer early in life.

28 Aug 2018

Researchers find new therapy to prevent drug resistance for melanoma patients

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a common subtype of melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and in turn, have found a new therapy that could prevent or reverse drug resistance for melanoma patients with a particular gene mutation, according to a study published in Nature Communications in August.

24 Aug 2018

I-antigen plays major role in glycan-mediated processes, shows study

Two new studies have unveiled how a peculiar molecule impacts how antibody-producing cells develop and function as well as how normal melanocytes progress to melanoma malignancy.

23 Aug 2018

UAB awarded nearly $18.9 million to study effects and potential antidotes of arsenical exposure

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded nearly $18.9 million by the National Institutes of Health Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats Program and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to support the UAB Research Center of Excellence in Arsenicals.

23 Aug 2018

Maple leaf extract could prevent wrinkles

Maple trees are associated with the maple syrup that they provide. Researchers have now found that the trees could provide us with more. The extract from maple leaves can actually prevent wrinkles, they found.

20 Aug 2018

The man who sold America on vitamin D — and profited in the process

Dr. Michael Holick's enthusiasm for vitamin D can be fairly described as extreme.

20 Aug 2018

Researchers compare existing approaches for automating diagnostic procedures of skin lesions

The three prevalent skin cancers, according to the literature are melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

15 Aug 2018

American College of Rheumatology receives grants to support development of lupus clinical trials

The American College of Rheumatology today announced the receipt of two, two-year grants from the Office of Minority Health to support the development of programs that aim to increase the recruitment and enrollment in lupus clinical trials of minority populations affected by lupus.

14 Aug 2018

Discovery could lead to new drugs against infection and inflammation

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, have in collaboration with colleagues in Copenhagen and Singapore, mapped how the body's own peptides act to reduce infection and inflammation by deactivating the toxic substances formed in the process.

13 Aug 2018

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia have higher risk of melanoma, shows study

While studying a large group of individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a Wilmot Cancer Institute scientific team made an important discovery -- these patients had a sizable 600 percent higher risk of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.

10 Aug 2018

Dermatology News and Research

Latest Dermatology News and Research

Mycovia initiates two Phase 3 clinical trials to evaluate VT-1161 in patients with RVVC

Global warming may increase likelihood of HFMD transmission

Good skin care practices can help teens to battle stubborn acne

Stigmatizing views, false perceptions about psoriasis continue to persist among people in the U.S.

WVU dermatologist develops smartphone app to help medical students diagnose melanomas

New study reports key steps towards development of acne vaccine

Immune-related enzymes cause aggressive skin cancer in patients with Butterfly Syndrome

Researchers find new therapy to prevent drug resistance for melanoma patients

I-antigen plays major role in glycan-mediated processes, shows study

UAB awarded nearly $18.9 million to study effects and potential antidotes of arsenical exposure

Maple leaf extract could prevent wrinkles

The man who sold America on vitamin D — and profited in the process

Researchers compare existing approaches for automating diagnostic procedures of skin lesions

American College of Rheumatology receives grants to support development of lupus clinical trials

Discovery could lead to new drugs against infection and inflammation

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia have higher risk of melanoma, shows study

Doxorubicin drug causes heart toxicity by disrupting the immune system

Snapchat dysmorphia - 'selfie-face' aspirations see rise in plastic surgery requests

Some doctors, patients balk at Medicare’s ‘flat fee’ payment proposal

Gene linked to hair loss could be exploited to improve cancer immunotherapy

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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