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- Harnessing the Power of Social Media: One Viral Post Can Generate Tons of Skin Cancer Awarenesshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/harnessing-the-power-of-social-media-one-viral-post-can-generate-tons-of-skin-cancer-awareness/2457953/You don’t have to be a celebrity to give voice to a public health concern on social media. Just one person can generate awareness about skin cancer -- when his or her post and picture is shared thousands of times on Facebook, researchers report in the journal Preventive Medicine. In April 2015, T…
- Study: Minorities Less Likely to See a Doctor for Psoriasishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-minorities-less-likely-to-see-a-doctor-for-psoriasis/2457954/Minorities are less likely than white Americans to see a doctor for psoriasis treatment despite the fact that their disease may be more severe, a new study shows. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that black, Asian, and other non-Hispanic mino…
- Almirall and Athenex Form Strategic Partnership for Treatment of AKshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/almirall-and-athenex-form-strategic-partnership-for-treatment-of-aks/2457957/Almirall, S.A and Athenex, Inc. recently formed a partnership to further develop and commercialize KX2-391 for the treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) and other skin conditions. Subject to the terms and conditions of the license agreement, Athenex will grant to Almirall an exclusive license under …
- Understanding the Role of Long Strands of RNA in Skin Development, Diseasehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/understanding-the-role-of-long-strands-of-rna-in-skin-development-disease/2457958/RNA pieces, called “long non-coding RNAs” or “lncRNAs,” help skin cells modulate connective tissue proteins, like collagen, and could represent novel therapeutic targets to promote skin repair, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. In a recent Frontiers …
- Gene Expressions May Be Key to More Youthful Looking Skinhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/gene-expressions-may-be-key-to-more-youthful-looking-skin/2457962/Some individuals’ skin appears more youthful than their chronologic age, and now new research indicates that increased expression of certain genes may be the key to intrinsically younger looking — and younger behaving — skin. The findings appear in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatolog…
- Milestone Scientific Set To Launch New Botox Delivery Instrumenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/milestone-scientific-set-to-launch-new-botox-delivery-instrument/2457965/Botulinum toxin injections may be about to get smarter and more comfortable as Milestone Scientific Inc. gears up to launch its novel and proprietary cosmetic injection instrument. The new cosmetic injection instrument allows the clinician to inject accurate doses with the precision of a stylus pe…
- Amgen Launches The Enbrel Mini Single-Dose Prefilled Cartridge With AutoTouch Reusable Autoinjectorhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/amgen-launches-the-enbrel-mini-single-dose-prefilled-cartridge-with-autotouch-reusable-autoinjector/2457966/Amgen's Enbrel Mini with AutoTouch is now available in the United States. Awarded the Arthritis Foundation Ease of Use Commendation, this new and innovative delivery system provides an additional administration option for appropriate Enbrel patients. The AutoTouch reusable autoinjector has an ergo…
- Parent-supplied Photos May Allow Pediatric Derms to Make Virtual Diagnoseshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/parent-supplied-photos-may-allow-pediatric-derms-to-make-virtual-diagnoses/2457968/Parent-supplied photos taken via smartphone cameras can allow pediatric dermatologists to make a diagnosis without an office visit in many cases, new research shows. This finding, which appear in JAMA Dermatology, suggest that direct-to-patient dermatology can accurately provide pediatric dermato…
- Psoriasis Severity Linked to Diabetes Riskhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/psoriasis-severity-linked-to-diabetes-risk/2457970/Psoriasis patients are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than their psoriasis-free counterparts, and this risk increases dramatically based on the severity of the disease, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Specifically, people wit…
- Ortho Dermatologics Announces Aspire Higher Scholarship Honoreeshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/ortho-dermatologics-announces-aspire-higher-scholarship-honorees/2457972/Ortho Dermatologics announced the nine recipients of the Aspire Higher Scholarship program, which honors the achievements of applicants or current attendees of an accredited, nonprofit, two- or four-year college, university, or advanced (post-high school) vocational or technical school who have bee…