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- Pediatric Dermatologist Who Co-Founded Camp for Children Recognized for Carehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/pediatric-dermatologist-who-co-founded-camp-for-children-recognized-for-care/2460153/The American Academy of Dermatology honored dermatologist Karen Wiss, MD, FAAD, as a Patient Care Hero for her role in treating a patient with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB). To support pediatric patients with isolating conditions like RDEB, Dr. Wiss, a derm
- With Fibrocell Acquisition, Castle Creek Expands Late-Stage EB Pipelinehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/with-fibrocell-acquisition-castle-creek-expands-late-stage-eb-pipeline/2460149/Castle Creek Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. acquired Fibrocell Science, Inc., a cell and gene therapy company focused on transformational autologous cell-based therapies for skin and connective tissue diseases. With the resources of CCP Holdings’ subsidiary,
- Aczone 7.5% Gel Now Approved Down to Age 9https://practicaldermatology.com/news/aczone-75-gel-now-approved-down-to-age-9/2460144/The FDA has approved the expanded indication for Almirall’s Aczone® 7.5% Gel to include patients aged 9-11. Aczone 7.5% Gel was previously approved in February 2016 to treat inflammatory and non-inflammatory acne in patients 12 and older. The expanded approval was based
- Melanoma Breakthrough: Researchers Discover Why Some Patients Respond to Immunotherapyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/melanoma-breakthrough-researchers-discover-why-some-patients-respond-to-immunotherapy-yet-others-dont/2460143/Israeli researchers now know why 60 percent of patients with metastatic melanoma do not respond to immunotherapy. After examining tumors of 116 patients using proteomics, the researchers found the non-responding patients tended to have lower fatty acid metabolism, meaning that their enz
- Innovations In Skin Of Color Dermatology Award Presented to Dr. Andrew F. Alexishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/innovations-in-skin-of-color-dermatology-award-presented-to-dr-andrew-f-alexis/2460140/The Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (JDD) presented dermatologist Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, with the Innovations in Skin of Color Dermatology Award at Skin of Color Update, formerly Skin of Color Seminar Series, held September 7 and 8 in New York. The award recognizes individuals who ha
- DermTech Closes Combination with Constellation Alpha Capital Corphttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dermtech-closes-combination-with-constellation-alpha-capital-corp/2460138/DermTech, Inc., a precision dermatology company enabled by a non-invasive skin genomics platform, has completed its previously announced business combination with Constellation Alpha Capital Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company prior to the business combination. As a resul
- ACS Study: Skin Creams Aren’t What We Thought They Werehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/acs-study-skin-creams-arent-what-we-thought-they-were/2460136/Researchers report the first direct glimpse of how a skin cream or lotion is structured on the molecular scale, and it’s not quite what they expected. They presented their results at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition in San Diego.
- Amgen To Acquire Otezla® For $13.4 Billion In Cashhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/amgen-to-acquire-otezla-for-134-billion-in-cash/2460135/Amgen has entered into an agreement with Celgene Corporation in connection with its previously announced merger with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company </
- Europe Grants DefenAge Skincare Master Patenthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/europe-grants-defenage-skincare-master-patent/2460132/DefenAge Skincare now has a master patent from the European Patent Office that covers DefenAge’s core technology. The patent protects the exclusive rights of DefenAge to use the spectrum of immune peptides called defensins in topical cosmetic formulations in a specific range of co
- Blocking LSD1 May Thwart Common Skin Cancer Growthhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/blocking-lsd1-may-thwart-common-skin-cancer-growth/2460130/The outer layer of the skin completely replaces itself every two to four weeks, but when this process is blocked, cancer can grow. A new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has now identifie