Psoriasis News
June 26, 2025
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May 27, 2025 — Researchers have found that central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more strongly linked to psoriasis risk than total body fat, particularly in women. This link between central fat and ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — A new study could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Scientists have shown that a sequence of just three amino acids may reduce the severity of psoriasis, when applied topically in an emollient ...
Mar. 3, 2025 — Psoriasis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases, affecting around 250,000 people in Austria. While previous treatment approaches have mainly focused on inhibiting pro-inflammatory immune cells, a study shows that it is ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — A diet of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy foods and lean meats, low in salt and sugar, is associated with reduced psoriasis severity, new research ...
Feb. 3, 2025 — Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself mainly with skin symptoms (dryness, itching, scaly skin, abnormal patches and plaques). It affects about 2% of the population and is mediated by an altered immune system response that ...
Feb. 1, 2025 — In a new study, researchers have determined that a protein called NF-kB c-Rel can intensify the symptoms of psoriasis when activated by signals from the body's immune system. Understanding how 'c-Rel' affects skin inflammation could lead to new ...
Jan. 20, 2025 — People with the skin condition psoriasis often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine with an increased propensity for 'leaky gut', according to new research. These changes in the gut could explain why psoriasis sufferers often have ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — A recent study reveals the pivotal role of tristetraprolin (TTP), an RNA-binding protein, in regulating inflammatory responses in basophils, immune cells central to allergic reactions. The research ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Why do some people develop severe flu symptoms? A study points the finger at an unsung portion of the antibodies our immune systems generate to fend off invading ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have developed a patch for easier and more effective treatment of psoriasis. The method may also be used in treatment of other inflammatory skin ...
Oct. 16, 2024 — Prenatal human skin atlas and organoid will accelerate research into congenital diseases and lead to clinical applications for regenerative ...
Latest Headlines
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Nov. 15, 2024 — Collecting images of suspicious-looking skin growths and sending them off-site for specialists to analyze is as accurate in identifying skin cancers as having a dermatologist examine them in person, ...
Sep. 26, 2024 — Scientists believe the hormone hepcidin, when produced in the skin, may be the root cause of psoriasis -- a chronic and sometimes debilitating skin disease that affects 2-3% of the global ...
Sep. 4, 2024 — The most frequently used mpox vaccine provides partial immunity to the disease but isn't always able to prevent severe symptoms or disease ...
May 23, 2024 — A certain biological pathway drives the inflammation seen in the skin disease ...
Mar. 28, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) may serve as a future tool for neurologists to help locate where in the brain a stroke occurred. In a new study, AI processed text from health histories and neurologic ...
Mar. 26, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis -- a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes patients to develop red, scaly and itchy patches across their body. ...
Mar. 20, 2024 — Using advanced methodology, scientists have been able to reveal at the cellular level how lesions in multiple sclerosis ...
Mar. 20, 2024 — A mobile app that uses artificial intelligence, AI, to analyze images of suspected skin lesions can diagnose melanoma with very high precision, according to a new ...
Feb. 23, 2024 — A large-scale clinical trial of treatment strategies for Crohn's disease has shown that offering early advanced therapy to all patients straight ...
Jan. 27, 2024 — New research reveals that interventions which improve mood can reduce levels of inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease by 18 per cent, compared to having no mood ...
Earlier Headlines
Jan. 3, 2024 — Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can cause lasting damage, but stopping the rampant brain inflammation they cause is difficult. A team at the Wyss, @SEAS and @MGH led by Samir Mitragotri has made a ...
Nov. 30, 2023 — For the first time, scientists have begun to figure out why the disfiguring skin lesions caused by cutaneous leishmaniasis don't ...
Oct. 26, 2023 — Genetic analysis of psoriasis shows somatic mutations are not linked to the development or the spread of the ...
May 25, 2023 — Patients with MS show structural abnormalities in their white matter even before MS inflammation develops. Could this finding lead to a target for a new treatment to prevent MS ...
Apr. 21, 2023 — Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that destroys the protective myelin covering around nerves. Every five minutes, someone is diagnosed with the disease around the world, adding to ...
Jan. 4, 2023 — A common fatty acid found in the Western diet breaks down into compounds that contribute to increased temperature and pain -- but not itch -- sensitivity in psoriatic ...
Nov. 29, 2022 — New research yields a novel method to use ultrasound to enhance machine learning's ability to accurately diagnose -- or rule out -- ovarian ...
Sep. 23, 2022 — Two recent studies reveal how skin forms differently across different areas of the body from the face and underarms to the palms of our hands and feet. By profiling the changes in skin, researchers ...
Aug. 29, 2022 — An international consortium of researchers has identified genetic variants in 10 genes that elevate a person's susceptibility to Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease. The ...
Aug. 26, 2022 — Researchers have published one of the earliest studies assessing the use of tecovirimat to treat monkeypox symptoms and skin lesions. The antiviral drug approved for smallpox treatment appeared to be ...
July 14, 2022 — Researchers have shown that treating precancerous anal growths called high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) in persons living with HIV significantly decreased the progression to anal ...
July 13, 2022 — The treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-associated dysplasia is often challenging due to diagnostic techniques that are unable to accurately differentiate and classify the severity of ...
July 6, 2022 — About one third of those who suffer from psoriasis develop inflammation in their joints (psoriatic arthritis) as a result of the chronic skin condition. A research team has now discovered a key ...