New genes responsible for skin colour identified
A Penn-led team identified new genes associated with skin colour variations. Their study of more than 2,000 Africans from diverse ethnic...
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by Emily Innes-Leroux
Oct 26, 20162 min read
23 new genes found to be associated with vitiligo
By James Heilman, MD [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) via Wikimedia Commons Researchers have identified 23...
by Lynn Bradshaw, Senior Editor
Oct 17, 20162 min read
National Rosacea Society awards new grants for research
Recipients of Rosacea Research Grant Awards were announced recently by the National Rosacea Society. Through the grant program, the...
by Emily Innes-Leroux, Associate Editor
Aug 18, 20163 min read
Potential new target identified for treating itch
Photo by Robert Boston// Zhou-Feng Chen, PhD (left) and postdoctoral research scholar Devin M. Barry, PhD, Researchers have discovered...
by John Evans, Associate Editor
Jul 22, 20162 min read
Basal cell carcinomas arise only from stem cells
Invasive basal cell carcinomas [BCCs] appear to only arise where a skin stem cell is the site of the original oncogenic mutation, while...
by Emily Innes-Leroux, Associate Editor
Jul 20, 20162 min read
High temperatures linked with increased risk of skin cancer
While exposure to ultra-violet (UV) light has been established as a cause of skin cancer, new research has found that temperature may...
Derm City
Jun 3, 20161 min read
New class of drugs shows promise against BRAF-inhibitor-resistant melanoma
Researchers from Nice, France, have tested a new class of drugs—thiazole benzensulfonamides or TZBs—in melanoma and are getting promising...
Derm City
May 19, 20161 min read
Psoriasis expert Dr. Ron Vender comments on latest research
We invite your comments and questions about this feature below. Dr. Ron Vender is a certified dermatologist with 23 years of clinical...
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