Study Following Large Cohort of Children for Ten Years Part of Post-Marketing Requirement PHILADELPHIA — The topical eczema medicine pimecrolimus appears unlikely to be associated with an increased risk of cancer in children, based on a group of children who were followed for 10...
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Study is the First to Use Objective Measures of Psoriasis Severity to Examine its Association with Blood Pressure Patients with more severe psoriasis are also more likely to have uncontrolled hypertension, according to new research by a team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of...
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PHILADELPHIA — Autoimmune disease occurs when the body's own natural defense system rebels against itself. One example is pemphigus vulgaris (PV), a blistering skin disease in which autoantibodies attack desmoglein 3 (Dsg3), the protein that binds together skin cells. Left untreated, PV can...
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Men who are losing their hair may have bigger worries than just their appearance. Baldness can raise a man’s risk of having a heart attack, a new study suggests. And the more hair a man has lost, the greater the risk to his heart, according to the study published in the online journal BMJ...
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PHILADELPHIA — The latest look at connections between psoriasis and other serious medical conditions revealed for the first time that people with more serious cases of psoriasis are at twice the risk of developing chronic kidney disease and four times the risk of developing end stage renal...
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PHILADELPHIA — Despite the rapid rise in facial cosmetic procedures, there are few studies that investigate their psychological impact on patients, especially among those who undergo minimally invasive procedures using botulinum toxin and fillers to address wrinkles. According to a systematic...
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PHILADELPHIA — A pathway known for its role in regulating adult stem cells has been shown to be important for hair follicle proliferation, but contrary to previous studies, is not required within hair follicle stem cells for their survival, according to researchers with the Perelman School of...
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PHILADELPHIA — A new Penn Medicine study shows that remote consultations from dermatologists using a secure smart phone app are reliable at prioritizing care for hospitalized patients with skin conditions. Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report...
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Earlier this summer, Sarah Millar, PhD, professor of Dermatology and Cell and Developmental Biology, received an unusual phone call from Carl Baker, MD PhD, Health Scientist Administrator at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). "So, Sarah, we've...
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Penn seems to be rife with accomplished researcher-families. Witness Virginia Lee and John Trojanowski, a married couple who are among the world's most influential researchers on Alzheimer's disease. Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire, another married pair, are pioneering gene therapy treatments to...
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