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Data Suggests Link Between Low Fitness and Higher Psoriasis Risk Later in Life
Scientists suggest a connection between inferior physical fitness in young adults and elevated risk of the autoimmune disease psoriasis. For the male recruits to compulsory military training who were rated as the least fit, the risk of developing psoriasis later was 35% higher than for the fittest.
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Lower Satisfaction With Biologic Psoriasis Treatment Observed in Women
Women receiving biological therapies for psoriasis reported lower satisfaction and more side effects compared with men, according to study data published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
If Psoriasis Is Affecting Your Love Life, You’re Not Alone
If psoriasis is greatly affecting your self-image, relationships, and overall comfort with partners, other people can relate—and help is out there, Self reports.
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LASEROPTEK Launches PALLAS, a Solid-State UVB Medical Dermatology Laser
LASEROPTEK Co Ltd, a developer and manufacturer of laser devices for aesthetic and medical dermatology, announces the launch of its PALLAS Solid-State 311nm UVB laser in the United States.
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Q&A: Psoriasis Awareness Month a Time to Educate, Learn
Healio spoke with Adam Friedman, MD, FAAD, professor and interim chair of dermatology at George Washington University, about the importance of Psoriasis Awareness Month and how patients and physicians can benefit from advanced awareness and action.
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Researcher IDs Gene Biomarker That Differentiates Between Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis
Researchers may be able to provide a non-invasive alternative to skin biopsy to correctly distinguish between two highly inflammatory diseases, they suggest in a media release.
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Certain Personality Traits in Patients With Psoriasis May Explain Social Anxiety
A Turkish study analyzing mental health and quality of life in patients with psoriasis revealed that patients are more likely to express personality traits associated with social anxiety regardless of the severity of their psoriasis.
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This Links Joint Disease and Psoriasis
An overabundance of a protein known as KLK6 can produce and worsen the skin inflammation characteristic of psoriasis, and can play a key role in damaging the joints and bones of people with the disorder, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and others.
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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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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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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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Prenatal Tobacco Exposure May Increase Risk for Pediatric Psoriasis
Prenatal exposure to tobacco was associated with increased risk for pediatric psoriasis, according to cohort study data published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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New Meta-analysis Finds Increased Risk of Certain Cancers Among Patients with Psoriasis
Patients with psoriasis appear to have a slightly increased risk of cancer, according to research.
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Machine Learning Predicts Noncalcified Coronary Burden in Psoriasis
Machine learning identifies factors related to obesity, dyslipidemia, and inflammation as predictors of noncalcified coronary burden in patients with psoriasis, according to research.
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Western Diet Rich in Fat and Sugar Linked to Skin Inflammation
A Western diet rich in fat and sugar may lead to inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis, a study by UC Davis Health researchers has found.
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US Latinos Disproportionately Affected by Psoriatic Disease Severity
Prevalence rates of psoriasis are lower among the Latino population than the white or black population in the US, but Latino populations are often disproportionately affected by poorer quality of life and disease severity, according to recent findings, Healio reports.
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