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- Congrats: Dr. Barbara Gilchrest Receives the 24th David Martin Carter Mentor Awardhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/congrats-dr-barbara-gilchrest-receives-the-24th-david-martin-carter-mentor-award/2458556/Barbara A. Gilchrest, MD of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston received the David Martin Carter Mentor Award at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology in Scottsdale, Ariz. Dr. Gilchrest plus the recipients of The Research Achievement Awards…
- Lumenis Supports the Launch of Restoring Heroes Foundation for Scar Patientshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/lumenis-launches-restoring-heroes-foundation-for-scar-patients/2458658/Kim Phuc, the young girl who was immortalized in a photograph taken during the 1972 Napalm bombing, has come a long way since that fateful day. When the photo was taken, she was running away from her village, naked, after her clothing had been burnt off. South Vietnamese planes had accidentally d…
- Class-Action Suit Against EOS Lip Balm Growshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/class-action-suit-against-eos-lip-balm-grows/2458750/With their colorful egg-shaped containers, palatable price points ($2.99) and assorted fruity and sweet scents, EOS (which stands for Evolution of Smooth) lip balms have been flying off of store shelves for several years. The lip balms have also become the darlings of many A-list celebrities includ…
- Phase 2 Psoriasis Study Shows Positive Results for Boehringer Ingelheim's Investigational Biologichttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/phase-2-psoriasis-study-shows-positive-results-for-boehringer-ingelheims-investigational-biologic/2458837/Results from a Phase II head-to-head psoriasis study show superior efficacy of Boehringer Ingelheim’s investigational biologic compound BI 655066 over ustekinumab. After nine months, 69 percent of patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis maintained PASI 90 with BI 655066, compared to 30 pe…
- Actelion Launches Valchlor to Treat Stage IA and IB Mycosis Fungoides-type Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20131119-actelion_launches_valchlor_to_treat_stage_ia_and_ib_mycosis_fungoides-type_cutaneous_t-cell_lymphoma/2459409/The FDA approved Actelion's Valchlor (mechlorethamine), the first and only FDA-approved topical formulation of mechlorethamine. Valchlor, a gel that is applied topically once a day, is an alkylating drug indicated to treat patients with stage IA and IB mycosis fungoides-type cutaneous T-cell lympho…
- Scientists Identify Genomic Cause and Potential Treatment for Disabling Pansclerotic Morpheahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/scientists-identify-genomic-cause-and-potential-treatment-for-disabling-pansclerotic-morphea/2461756/Researchers have identified genomic variants that cause disabling pansclerotic morphea and have found a potential treatment. People with the disorder have an overactive version of a protein called STAT4, which regulates inflammation and wound healing. The work also identified a drug that targets a…
- Study Reveals Novel Insights on Melanin Formationhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-reveals-novel-insights-on-melanin-formation/2461491/“Nrf3” regulates the process of melanin production in mouse and human cells, a new study shows. NF-E2-related factor 3 or “Nrf3,” a known transcription factor, or protein involved in the process of converting DNA into RNA, is abundantly found in the basal layer of the epidermis. However, its preci…
- Chicago Dermatologist Dr. Amy S. Paller Wins American Skin Association’s David Martin Carter Mentor Awardhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/chicago-dermatologist-dr-amy-s-paller-wins-american-skin-associations-david-martin-carter-mentor-award/2460802/Amy S. Paller, MD of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago received the American Skin Association's David Martin Carter Mentor Award. For more than three decades, ASA's David Martin Carter Mentor Award has honored members of the dermatology community who embody the …
- Interim Analysis: Tralokinumab Improves Quality of Life in Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/interim-analysis-tralokinumab-improves-quality-of-life-in-moderate-to-severe-atopic-dermatitis/2462224/Tralokinumab, an interleukin-13 (IL-13) inhibitor approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults, was shown to improve several quality of life measures, a 6-month interim analysis suggests. The drug has been shown previously to improve patient-reported outcomes i…
- Proof of Concept: Oral Orismilast Reduces Pain, Improves Q of L in HShttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/proof-of-concept-oral-orismilast-reduces-pain-improves-q-of-l-in-hs/2461799/Oral orismilast is showing promise in adult with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), according to positive topline results from the OSIRIS investigator-initiated proof-of-concept study. UNION therapeutics’ Orismilast is a high potency, next-generation PDE4 inhibitor with broad anti-inflammatory propert…