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Nov 9, 20177 min read

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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