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- Memory Killer Cells May Boost Survival in Melanomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/memory-killer-cells-may-boost-survival-in-melanoma/2461758/High levels of memory killer cells in cancer tissue may boost survival in people with melanoma, a new study shows. Certain immune T cells called tissue-resident memory cells are formed locally in the skin and other tissue and protect against infections that they have encountered before.
- Eczema Breakthrough: S. aureus Evolve to a Variant with a Mutation in a Specific Gene to Grow Fasterhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/eczema-breakthrough-s-aureus-evolve-to-a-variant-with-a-mutation-in-a-specific-gene-to-grow-faster/2461659/New research shows how Staphylococcus aureus gains mutations that allow it to colonize eczema patches. In people with eczema, S. aureus tends to evolve to a variant with a mutation in a specific gene that helps it grow faster on the skin. This study marks the first t
- Bristol Myers Squibb Advances Melanoma Drug Candidate Opdivo in US and Europehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/bristol-myers-squibb-advances-melanoma-drug-candidate-opdivo-in-us-and-europe/2461583/Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the FDA has accepted the supplemental Biologics License Application (BLA) for Opdivo (nivolumab) as monotherapy in the adjuvant setting for the treatment of patients with completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma. The company also announced t
- EWG: FDA Must Ban Oxybenzone in Sunscreen Now!https://practicaldermatology.com/news/ewg-fda-must-ban-oxybenzone-in-sunscreen-now/2461405/The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should ban oxybenzone in sunscreens, according to researchers at the Environmental Working Group (EWG). For decades, sunscreen makers have used oxybenzone in their products, despite concerns about its health harms. In 2021, the FDA t
- Seborrheic Dermatitis Survey Shows Burdensome and Lengthy Path to Diagnosishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/seborrheic-dermatitis-survey-shows-burdensome-and-lengthy-path-to-diagnosis/2461396/Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc., shared results of a nationwide survey of adults with seborrheic dermatitis and the health care providers who treat them that highlights the long path to diagnosis and the general lack of awareness and education about the disease. The online survey was conducted by T
- Survey: Many Skip Yearly Derm Visitshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/survey-many-skip-yearly-derm-visits/2461306/Many folks are avoiding the dermatologist and other specialists, according to a nationwide survey of more than 1,050 people by Myvision.org Fully 48 percent of survey respondents don’t remember the last time they went to the dermatologist, and only 10 percent
- Handheld Device May Painlessly Identify Skin Cancershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/handheld-device-may-painlessly-identify-skin-cancers/2461188/Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology are developing a low-cost handheld device that could cut the rate of unnecessary biopsies in half and give dermatologists and other frontline physicians easy access to laboratory-grade cancer diagnostics. “We aren’t trying
- Pathologist Survey: Melanoma Is Overdiagnosedhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/pathologist-survey-melanoma-is-overdiagnosed/2461180/Many pathologists agree that overdiagnosis of skin cancer happens, but don’t change diagnosis behavior, according to a new study. “Overdiagnosis is the diagnosis of disease that will not harm a person in their lifetime. If melanoma is being overdiagnosed, it means that too m
- Scientis: Mikki Bey Crawford Named US VP and General Manager, Aesthetic Dermatologyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/scientis-mikki-bey-crawford-named-us-vp-and-general-manager-aesthetic-dermatology/2461045/Mikki Bey Crawford is now US Vice President and General Manager, Aesthetic Dermatology for Scientis. In her new role, she will lead the sales and marketing teams to accelerate the growth of Cyspera® in the US. "We are so pleased t
- NKTR-358 Demonstrates Proof of Concept in ADhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/nktr-358-demonstrates-proof-of-concept-in-ad/2461011/Nektar Therapeutics and its partner Eli Lilly & Company’s NKTR-358 (LY3471851), a novel T regulatory (Treg) cell stimulator, demonstrated proof of concept in a Phase 1b study of patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. The findings were presented at Eli Lilly&n