Dermatology

Recommendations define how and when radiation therapy should be used to treat the most common types of skin cancer A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations on the use of…

Patients with cancer of the skin's oil glands on eye or body will have better care Yellow or shiny bump that doesn't go away New treatment guidelines will prevent tumor spread and may save lives Rare tumors often get neglected…

Credit: Study author and RSNA CHICAGO - The use of high-dose-rate brachytherapy to treat elderly patients with common skin cancers offers excellent cure rates and cosmetic outcomes, according to a new study presented today…

An analysis published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology revealed considerable sex differences when considering links between psoriasis and metabolic disorders. In the study of 3,723 adults, 25.8% of…

Several diseases linked for first time with exposure to short-term air pollution; associations between air pollution and hospital admissions remained consistent when daily air pollution levels were below current WHO guideline Boston, MA -…

Funds grow to fight Epidermolysis Bullosa as the EB iPS Cell Consortium wins expanded backing AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 26, 2019) -National leaders in research to cure debilitating skin diseases based at the Gates Center for Regenerative…

Preclinical research will pair AVITA Medical's Spray-On Skin™ Cells technology with Gates Center's patent pending combined reprogramming and gene editing methodology Valencia, Calif., USA, Melbourne, Australia, and Aurora, Colo.,…

Pioneering scientist awarded 2019 Foulkes Foundation medal Professor Muzlifah Haniffa from Newcastle University and the Wellcome Sanger Institute* has won the 2019 Foulkes Foundation Medal for her ground-breaking contributions to…

Credit: the Babraham Institute The effectiveness of current treatments for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, could be improved by using approaches that wipe out the 'survival system' of cancer cells according to a study…

Lisbon, Portugal: Patients with advanced breast cancer that has spread to the skin are likely to cause more harm than good if they use complementary therapies to treat their skin lesions. Professor Maria João Cardoso, head breast…