Psoriasis News and Research

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Psoriasis patients taking immunosuppressants have high COVID-19 survival rates

Patients with psoriasis who are taking drugs that affect their immune system have high rates of survival from COVID-19. According to the first findings from a global registry of psoriasis and COVID-19 patients, led by Guy's and St Thomas' clinicians, over 90% survive.

20 Oct 2020

Scientists discover key enzyme involved in the development of autoimmune diseases

Scientists affiliated with the Center for Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CRID http://crid.fmrp.usp.br), hosted by the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, have discovered that an enzyme involved in key metabolic processes also plays a role in immune cell differentiation and hence in the development of autoimmune diseases.

19 Oct 2020

Researchers report the discovery of innate immune signaling pathway in fibroblasts

Vanderbilt University researchers have reported the counterintuitive discovery that certain chemotherapeutic agents used to treat tumors can have the opposite effect of tissue overgrowth in normal, intact mammary glands, epidermis and hair follicles.

16 Oct 2020

Scientists discover new method to retrieve lost single-cell RNA-sequencing information

Sequencing RNA from individual cells can reveal a great deal of information about what those cells are doing in the body. MIT researchers have now greatly boosted the amount of information gleaned from each of those cells, by modifying the commonly used Seq-Well technique.

14 Oct 2020

NIH launches new study to streamline COVID-19 treatments for larger clinical studies

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, today launched a study designed to determine whether certain approved therapies or investigational drugs in late-stage clinical development show promise against COVID-19 and merit advancement into larger clinical trials.

14 Oct 2020

New efficacies of Ganoderma lucidum as anti-inflammatory agent for the skin

Ganoderma lucidum, known as Yeongji mushroom in Korea, is called a modern-day elixir plant and has long been used medicinally in China, Japan and Korea.

7 Oct 2020

Biodegradable microneedle patch for local therapeutic gene delivery

There is great potential in gene therapy for treating certain types of cancer and genetic defects, immunological diseases, wounds and infections. The therapies work by delivering genes into the patients' cells, which then produce therapeutic proteins to treat the affliction.

7 Oct 2020

Variations in inflammatory gene increase the risk of obesity

A gene that helps to control inflammation increases the risk of obesity and could be turned off in mice to stop weight gain, a study from The University of Queensland has found.

29 Sep 2020

Study shows effectiveness of UV-C light for killing COVID-19 on N95 respirators

Dermatology researchers at Henry Ford Health System, in collaboration with a team at the University of Michigan, have demonstrated that certain N95 respirators tainted with COVID-19 can be effectively and safely decontaminated for reuse using ultraviolet-C light (UV-C), a method commonly utilized for treating rare skin diseases.

22 Sep 2020

Psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients, study reveals

A new study has revealed psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Sanger Institute identified high levels of a specific receptor in immune cells from psoriatic arthritis patients, giving the strongest evidence yet of a single cause for the disease

21 Sep 2020

Study finds increased risk of serious complications in children taking oral steroids

Children who take oral steroids to treat asthma or autoimmune diseases have an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, and blood clots, according to Rutgers researchers.

17 Sep 2020

Biologic therapy for psoriasis could lead to significant reduction in heart disease

Patients with psoriasis treated with biologic therapy, which are protein-based infusions to suppress inflammation, had a significant reduction in high-risk plaque in heart arteries, over one-year, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal.

15 Sep 2020

Neuronal connections that trigger insomnia tied to stress-induced changes in the immune system

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Stanford University have pinpointed the circuit in the brain that is responsible for sleepless nights in times of stress--and it turns out that circuit does more than make you toss and turn.

10 Sep 2020

Scientists develop method for producing anti-inflammatory substances with controlled quality

Anti-inflammatory substances based on components of human cells could one day improve treatment in patients. Researchers at the Institute of Pharmacy at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a method for producing those substances with controlled quality.

10 Sep 2020

Scientists identify genetic risk factors underlying penicillin allergy

Penicillin, a life-saving medicine, is the most common cause of drug allergy, with clinical manifestations ranging from temporary skin reactions to life-threatening systemic syndromes.

3 Sep 2020

Pregnant mother's immune conditions linked to behavioral, emotional problems in children with autism

Children with autism born to mothers who had immune conditions during their pregnancy are more likely to have behavioral and emotional problems, a UC Davis Health study has found.

15 Aug 2020

Reelin inhibition may be effective for treating multiple sclerosis

In an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), decreasing the amount of a protein made in the liver significantly protected against development of the disease's characteristic symptoms and promoted recovery in symptomatic animals, UTSW scientists report.

12 Aug 2020

Psoriasis News and Research

Latest Psoriasis News and Research

Psoriasis patients taking immunosuppressants have high COVID-19 survival rates

Scientists discover key enzyme involved in the development of autoimmune diseases

Researchers report the discovery of innate immune signaling pathway in fibroblasts

Scientists discover new method to retrieve lost single-cell RNA-sequencing information

NIH launches new study to streamline COVID-19 treatments for larger clinical studies

New efficacies of Ganoderma lucidum as anti-inflammatory agent for the skin

Biodegradable microneedle patch for local therapeutic gene delivery

Variations in inflammatory gene increase the risk of obesity

Study shows effectiveness of UV-C light for killing COVID-19 on N95 respirators

Psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients, study reveals

Study finds increased risk of serious complications in children taking oral steroids

Biologic therapy for psoriasis could lead to significant reduction in heart disease

Neuronal connections that trigger insomnia tied to stress-induced changes in the immune system

Scientists develop method for producing anti-inflammatory substances with controlled quality

Scientists identify genetic risk factors underlying penicillin allergy

Pregnant mother's immune conditions linked to behavioral, emotional problems in children with autism

Reelin inhibition may be effective for treating multiple sclerosis

Researchers develop new strategies to treat osteoporosis

Researchers develop a novel strategy to fight osteoporosis

Study uncovers dual role for molecule involved in autoimmune eye disease

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