Archives for February 2007
Akt Makes Melanomas Grow Downward
Early stage melanomas grow superficially in a radial manner and can be treated by surgery. By contrast, advanced stage melanomas grow vertically, gaining the ability to invade other tissues and metastasize to distant organs, and are usually highly resistant to chemotherapy and radiation. Understanding the molecular differences between radial and vertical growth melanomas might provide [...]
Breakthrough Could Lead To Revolutionary Advances In The Fight Against Neurodegenerative Diseases
Scientists from Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine have succeeded in producing neurons in vitro using stem cells extracted from adult human skin. This is the first time such an advanced state of nerve cell differentiation has been achieved from human skin, according to lead researcher Professor François Berthod. This breakthrough could eventually lead to revolutionary [...]
Lucid Previews VivaNet(TM) Telemedicine Server For Dermatology Applications
Lucid, Inc. has previewed its VivaNet(TM) telemedicine server for dermatology applications. The VivaNet(TM) server is intended to link dermatology practitioners using Lucid’s non- invasive VivaScope(R) confocal imagers with other dermatologists or pathologists via the Internet. [click link for full article]
Original post by Dermatology News From Medical News Today
Psoriasis Foundation Consensus Statement Examines Psoriasis Severity In A New Light
A National Psoriasis Foundation consensus paper that offers a new way of considering psoriasis severity has been published in the February 2007 Archives of Dermatology. “The National Psoriasis Foundation Clinical Consensus on Disease Severity” was co-authored by members of the National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Board, Psoriasis Foundation Research Director [...]
Multiple Low-Energy Plasma Skin Treatments May Help Diminish Facial Wrinkles
A study involving eight patients suggests that multiple low-energy treatments with a plasma skin regeneration tool may help to reduce wrinkles and improve facial appearance with minimal healing time, according to an article in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The multiple treatments have about the same effect as [...]
Injection Of “Skin Filler” Material Appears To Stimulate Collagen Production
Injections with “dermal fillers” containing hyaluronic acid appear to stimulate production of collagen, a primary protein in the skin, and may partially restore the structure of sun-damaged skin, according to an article in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [click link for full article]
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Protect Your Skin In Colder Months
Just because it’s cold or cloudy, don’t get lulled into the false security of thinking you can ignore protecting your skin against the sun.Even on cloudy days, when you may assume you’re at less risk, harmful ultraviolet rays filter through the clouds. If you’re outside, it’s impossible to totally avoid the sun’s ultraviolet rays on [...]
NanoBio(R) Corporation Initiates Phase 2b Clinical Trial For Herpes Labialis Treatment
NanoBio(R) Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel products for the treatment and prevention of topical infections, today announced that it has begun enrolling patients in its Phase 2b study of NB-001, a drug candidate for the topical treatment of Herpes labialis. The Phase 2b trial is a randomized, placebo- controlled study at 30 sites [...]
FDA Clears First Of Its Kind Suture Made Using DNA Technology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced it has cleared for marketing in the U.S. the TephaFLEX Absorbable Suture- the first absorbable polymer suture made from material isolated from bacteria modified by recombinant DNA technology. Recombinant DNA technology uses living organisms to create chemicals that may be more difficult to produce under standard [...]
AndroScience Corporation Enters Clinical Stage
AndroScience Corporation, a privately held biotech company, has successfully filed an IND for acne indication and will proceed with Human Clinical Trials in the first quarter of 2007. AndroScience has developed its lead compound ASC-J9, a novel anti-androgen that enhances androgen receptor degradation, into a topical cream for acne treatment that will be tested in [...]