11 Articles with the topic: Dermatology
Stem cell treatment leaves boy with recessive epidermolysis bullosa improving daily
Darkfrog submitted, created time 6 months 4 weeks (www.latimes.com)
Two-year-old Nate Liao is eating solid food, playing with his sibs and generally running around and getting into things. The reason? His body has started producing collagen VII, the material that anchor's a person's skin to the rest of his body. Before he was treated, the least contact could cause bruising and blisters. Eating anything non-liquid could tear the lining of his esophagus.
Some of Nate's doctors are suggesting that epidermolysis bullosa be taken "off the incurable list." Little Nate was given a mixture of bone marrow and cord blood stem cells 
The military AFIRMs regenerative medicine
Darkfrog submitted, created time 6 months 1 week (www.popsci.com)
As of this past March, thirty different research institutions have joined to become the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM). With $250-million in funding, they plan to expand ideas like the "pixie dust" limb regrowth method that was mentioned on DiscoveR8 a few months back. Most interestingly, there are plans for a handheld spritzer that would spray keratinocytes directly onto burns and wounds.
I followed the links to this one. A few blogs wrote articles based on this one, but focusing on just the burn sprayer, which they've nicknamed the "stem cell gun
Intermittent Tacrolimus Ointment Therapy Helps Prevent Relapse of Stabilized Atopic Dermatitis
kavin submitted, created time 6 months 1 week (www.medscape.com)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 23 - In patients with stabilized atopic dermatitis, intermittent therapy with tacrolimus ointment was associated with significantly more flare-free days and longer time to first relapse compared with vehicle alone, according to a report in the June issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Tacrolimus is a topical calcineurin inhibitor (TCI) and is manufactured in ointment form under the brand name Protopic by Astellas Pharma US Inc., which supported this multicenter study by U.S. researchers
kavin submitted, created time 4 months 3 weeks (www.medscape.com)
Four commonly used moisturizers promoted skin cancers in mouse studies.
Mice are not men. But the unexpected finding suggests that these — and perhaps other products — may not be as safe as they're thought to be.
The moisturizers tested in the study were Dermabase, Dermovan (a wholesale-only product discontinued in 2006), Eucerin Original Moisturizing Cream, and Vanicream.
In a mouse model of sun-related skin cancer, frequent application of each product resulted in more skin tumors and faster tumor growth, says study leader Allan H
Melanoma Cured 100% through Blood Cell Therapy
kavin submitted, created time 6 months 2 weeks (www.efluxmedia.com)
The results of a new study conducted by a researcher team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, give hope for those suffering from melanoma, one of the rarer types of skin cancer but the one which causes the majority of skin cancer related deaths.
Researchers who took part in the study used a patient's cloned T cells (helper cells) to put an advanced cancer into complete remission. Nine patients took part in the experimental melanoma treatment program.
The researchers were very surprised after they treated a 52-year-old man from Oregon of his Stage 4 melanoma
Vincent submitted, created time 9 months 4 days (content.nejm.org)
Atopic dermatitis, or eczema, is a common skin disease that is often associated with other atopic disorders, such as allergic rhinitis and asthma 1. The clinical manifestations of atopic dermatitis vary with age; three stages can often be identified. In infancy, the first eczematous lesions usually emerge on the cheeks and the scalp. Scratching, which frequently starts a few weeks later, causes crusted erosions. During childhood, lesions involve flexures, the nape, and the dorsal aspects of the limbs. In adolescence and adulthood, lichenified plaques affect the flexures, head, and neck
Breaking out new ideas on molting
kavin submitted, created time 6 months 3 weeks (www.jcb.org)
Alison Frand believes that understanding the molting process of the nematode worm, C. elegans, might provide new insights into diseases affecting humans. Some of the potential medical benefits lie in the similarities between the worms' exoskeleton and our own skin and connective tissues, while other benefits might lie in the unique aspects of worm molting. Alison Frand is using RNAi, GFP-PEST, and other state-of-the-art tools to study molting in worms.
Cosmetics companies mince words
Darkfrog submitted, created time 3 months 6 days (www.nytimes.com)
The next time you pick up a bottle of shampoo or moisturizer, take a look at the label. Does it claim to contain stem cells or growth hormone? For people who hang out on this website, the thought is probably, "Wait. Laboratories have a hard enough time growing their own stem cells. Who the #@%& is $#%!headed enough to put them in a 'rejuvenating night cream'?!"
It's hype. Of course it's hype
Sounding the Alarm: Multiple Functions of Host Defense Peptides
davidd submitted, created time 11 months 6 days (www.nature.com)
The capacity of the skin and other organs to resist infection depends on the innate production of molecules known as antimicrobial peptides. Emerging evidence suggests that some of these peptides are important to immune defense by acting not only as natural antibiotics but also as cell-signaling molecules.
Angiotensin II blockade may reduce risk of skin carcinoma
kavin submitted, created time 4 months 2 days (www.oncolink.org)
Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) appears to lower the incidence of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma among people at high risk, according to a study among U.S. veterans.
Evidence from in vivo and in vitro studies suggests that angiotensin II is a potent angiogenic and growth factor, Dr. Jennifer B. Christian and co-investigators note in the September 3 Journal of the National Cancer Institute, issued online on August 26
sea-maid submitted, created time 2 months 4 weeks (news.bbc.co.uk)
You know those fluorescent bulbs that save so much energy (and money) and have been promoted by everyone from environmental groups to Wal-Mart? Well they emit UV light.
So should you chuck them in the trash (Oh, this is a BBC article. I'd better say "bin.")? Nope! According to the British Health Protection Agency, being within one foot of an exposed coil is no more dangerous than being outside on a sunny day. Bulbs that are covered up by casings are even less troublesome
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