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- New App-controlled Device May Help Quickly Identify Infected Woundshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-app-controlled-device-may-help-quickly-identify-infected-wounds/2461959/A new app-controlled device may allow doctors to spot infected wounds faster. The scientists developed a device called the Swift Ray 1 which can be attached to a smartphone and connected to the Swift Skin and Wound software. It can take medical-grade photographs, inf
- Practical Considerations in Pediatric Alopeciahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/practical-considerations-in-pediatric-alopecia/2461950/Hair loss in children encompasses a wide spectrum of conditions that may be congenital or acquired. Hair consists of the proteinaceous shaft and the root, anchored in the follicle, an involution of the epidermis.1 Newborn follicles produce soft lanugo hair, which is replaced by do
- Unpacking the AAD’s Updated Guidelines for Managing AD With Topical Therapies in Adultshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/guideline-author-dr-robert-sidbury-talks-to-dermwire-about-the-new-recommendations/2461953/Despite the availability of systemic medication to treat atopic dermatitis (AD), topical treatments remain mainstays, and new ones have come to market in recent years. To keep pace with the changes, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) updated its 2014 guidelines for managing atopi
- New Platform May Help Determine Which Melanoma Patients Will Respond to Immunotherapyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/new-platform-may-help-determine-which-melanoma-patients-will-respond-to-immunotherapy/2461949/A new approach that integrates a minimally invasive, painless microneedle platform may help monitor protein biomarkers in responses to a combination immunotherapy against melanoma. The platform is capable of absorbing the cell-surrounding, biomarker-containing fluid from deeper layers o
- Dove Gives Back With the Dove Nature Regeneration Projecthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dove-gives-back-with-the-dove-nature-regeneration-project/2461947/Dove is introducing their Nature Regeneration Project, a new initiative to protect nature and tackle climate change. In partnership with the Rimba Collective, Dove will help protect and restore 123,000 acres of rainforest in Southeast Asia –an area 8x the size of&n
- Business News: LEO Pharma to Acquire Timber Pharmaceuticalshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/business-news-leo-pharma-to-acquire-timber-pharmaceuticals/2461943/LEO Pharma is set to acquire Timber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The deal represents a total transaction value of up to $36 million with an initial upfront consideration of $14 million, and up to an additional $22.0 million in contingent value rights payable upon achievement o
- Leprosy Cases Rise in Florida: What Do Dermatologists Need to Know?https://practicaldermatology.com/news/leprosy-cases-rise-in-florida-what-do-dermatologists-need-to-know/2461935/Leprosy is making headlines because of an outbreak in Florida, and although this disease is still rare, it should be on dermatologists' radar, says Carrie Kovarik, MD, a professor of dermatology and medicine at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
- Research Uncovers Genes Dictating the Direction of Hair Whorlshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/research-uncovers-genes-dictating-the-direction-of-hair-whorls/2461932/The first gene mapping study on human scalp hair whorls shows that hair whorl direction has a genetic basis and is affected by multiple genes, according to a new study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. A hair whorl is a pa
- Found: 135 New Melanin Genes Responsible for Pigmentationhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/found-135-new-melanin-genes-responsible-for-pigmentation/2461927/Researchers have discovered 135 new genes associated with pigmentation. “To understand what actually causes different amounts of melanin to be produced, we used a technology called CRISPR-Cas9 to genetically engineer cells,” explains study author
- Acclaro Medical Rolls Out UltraClear Laser-Coring Technologyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/acclaro-medical-rolls-out-ultraclear-laser-coring-technology/2461920/Acclaro Medical is rolling out UltraClear Laser-Coring at the 2023 AAD Innovation Academy in Tampa, Fla. UltraClear, a cold, ablative fiber laser, enables tissue coring to improve deep wrinkles, deep scars, and other age-related issues on all skin types with minimal disco