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Presentation Suggests Racial Disparities Among Kids with Eczema
A presentation at this year's virtual American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting reveals the disparities that exist for Black and Hispanic children when it comes to Atopic Dermatitis (AD), commonly known as eczema.
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What Not to Do: AAD Adds to Choosing Wisely Unnecessary Procedure List
The American Academy of Dermatology recently released new recommendations regarding dermatologic tests and treatments that are not always necessary. This marks the Academy’s second list developed as part of the Choosing Wisely® campaign, an ABIM Foundation initiative designed to help patients avoid care that may be unnecessary for them.
First-Ever Guidelines for Pediatric Psoriasis Bring Unique Concerns to Forefront
Although three biologic agents are now approved for use in some children, experts hope the guidelines will prompt further research so children and their families will someday have an array of treatment options available, as adults with psoriasis do today, they note in Healio.
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Psoriasis Patients’ Mental Health Is More Than Skin-Deep, Per Study
Skin symptoms have an important impact on mental health, but other somatic diseases associated with psoriasis can cause even more harm to mental health, researchers suggest in JAMA Dermatology.
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Researchers Identify Mechanisms That Make Skin a Protective Barrier
A Mount Sinai research team has identified one of the mechanisms that establish the skin as a protective barrier, a breakthrough that is critical to understanding and treating common skin conditions including eczema and psoriasis, according to a study published recently in Genes & Development.
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Examining the Safety of Pediatric Psoriasis Treatment
Psoriasis has many treatment options, and an increasing number of cases are being treated with systemic medication. The safety of such medications is not well known, but a new study provides some safety data, Contemporary Pediatrics reports.
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RAPT Therapeutics Highlights Early Results for RPT193 at Society for Investigative Dermatology Meeting
Encouraging results from preclinical and healthy volunteer studies for RPT193 were presented at the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Meeting. RPT193 is an oral therapy in development for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and other allergic inflammatory diseases, BioSpace reports.
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Addressing Skin Pain in Atopic Dermatitis
Results of emerging research highlight the association of skin pain with atopic dermatitis, including recent studies reporting skin pain in 43% to 78% of patients with eczema, according to Dermatology Advisor.
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Are Patients With Psoriasis at Increased Risk for Serious Infection, Hospitalization?
Psoriasis is associated with increased risk for serious infection, according to the results of cohort study data published in the British Journal of Dermatology.
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AAD and NPF Release Joint Guideline on New and Standard Therapies for Psoriasis
The statement provides clinicians updated guidance on the use of systemic and non-biologic medications for the treatment of psoriasis, per Dermatology Advisor.
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A Possible Early Sign of COVID-19
French dermatologists are cautioning about a potentially new COVID-19 symptom, in Psychology Today.
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Common Protein in Skin Can ‘Turn On’ Allergic Itch, Per Research
A commonly expressed protein in skin — periostin — can directly activate itch-associated neurons in the skin, according to new research from North Carolina State University published in Cell Reports.
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NEA and PeDRA Announce 2020 Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant
Applications are open for researchers to submit for the Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant, the result of a collaboration between NEA and PeDRA.
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Yes, You Can Get Eczema on Your Scalp and Here’s How to Deal with It
You might not think you can have eczema if you’re having issues only with your scalp, but it’s possible, according to Glamour.
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Revving Up Immune System May Help Treat Eczema
Boosting natural killer cells in mice improves skin rash, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine.
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Eczema Linked to Pediatric Somatic Symptoms; Behavioral, Attention Issues
Children with eczema may be more likely to demonstrate somatic symptoms, as well as attention and behavioral problems, than children without eczema, according to research, Dermatology Advisor notes.
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Study Explains Why Some Creams and Cosmetics May Cause a Skin Rash
A new study suggests the way some chemicals displace natural fat-like molecules (called lipids) in skin cells may explain how many common ingredients trigger allergic contact dermatitis and, encouragingly, suggests a new way to treat the condition., according to Columbia University.
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