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Prevalence of coronary calcification similar between patients with psoriasis and type 2 diabetes

Assessing coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a measure of the severity of atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) and a cornerstone for screening for risk of future cardiac events. The inflammatory skin condition psoriasis has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

24 Aug 2016

Research finding opens door to new treatment options for inflammatory rheumatism

Enthesitis, inflammation of tendons where they attach to the bone, is a common medical problem which underlies various forms of inflammatory rheumatism.

23 Aug 2016

Combination of biologic and phototherapy treatment appears to be safe, effective in treating psoriasis

The review, entitled "Combining biologic and phototherapy treatments for psoriasis: safety, efficacy, and patient acceptability," was carried out by a group of researchers in the USA.

10 Aug 2016

Generic biologic drugs appear to be as effective as brand-name versions

Generic forms of a biologic drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis appear to be as safe and effective as their brand-name counterparts, a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analysis suggests.

2 Aug 2016

Psoriasis treatments may help improve cardiovascular symptoms by reducing skin inflammation

Approximately 7.5 million people in the United States have psoriasis, and the impact of this disease goes far beyond its visible effects on the skin.

28 Jul 2016

New report reveals prescription medication costs may increase up to 13% in 2016

Prescription medication costs are expected to rise at least 11 percent, and possibly up to 13 percent, in 2016, according to a new report on national trends and projections in prescription drug expenditures.

18 Jul 2016

New data shows Sandoz biosimilar etanercept candidate has equivalent efficacy to originator product

Sandoz, a Novartis division, and the pioneer and global leader in biosimilars, today announced results from the EGALITY trial in which the primary endpoint of achieving equivalence in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 75 response rates at week 12 was met.

8 Jul 2016

Study demonstrates role of leukocyte activation receptor CD69 in development of psoriasis

Scientists at the Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III have defined the key role of an immune-system receptor in the development of psoriasis, suggesting that it could serve as a therapeutic target for the control of this disease.

5 Jul 2016

Global survey reveals 84% of psoriasis patients suffer discrimination, humiliation

Novartis today released new results from the largest global survey to date of people with psoriasis.

29 Jun 2016

New PsA-comorbidity index may help identify patients at risk of hospitalisation and premature death

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed that a newly developed method of evaluating the impact of different comorbidities in patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) can be used to prospectively identify those PsA patients at greater risk of hospitalisation and premature death.

10 Jun 2016

New drug ixekizumab helps clear severe psoriasis symptoms

About 80 percent of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis saw their disease completely or almost completely cleared with a new drug called ixekizumab, according to three large, long-term clinical trials led by Northwestern Medicine.

10 Jun 2016

B lymphocytes can influence psoriasis by regulating cytokine IL-10

"A pathological and very complex autoimmune reaction of the skin": This is the definition doctors and scientists use to describe psoriasis, a disease that affects one to three percent of the population.

8 Jun 2016

Autoimmune diseases among lung cancer patients may make them unsuitable for immunotherapy

A significant proportion of lung cancer patients also have autoimmune disease, which may make them unsuitable for increasingly popular immunotherapy treatments, a team of researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center has found.

6 Jun 2016

Review sheds new light on link between smoking habits and psoriasis

Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy has published the review "Psoriasis and smoking: links and risks". As corresponding author Professor Luigi Naldi says "The review in Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy throws new light on the relation between smoking habits and psoriasis.

1 Jun 2016

SBP scientists discover new regulator of immune responses

Research led by scientists at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute has identified a new regulator of immune responses. The study, published recently in Immunity, sheds new light on why T cells fail to clear chronic infections and eliminate tumors.

26 May 2016

Japanese scientists find evidence that cytokine IL-17A plays crucial role in psoriasis

Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition that affects some 125 million people worldwide. It is characterized by itchy, scaly skin plaques. The exact cause of psoriasis is unclear.

25 May 2016

Researchers find genetic mutations linked to increased risk factor for PTSD

In the largest study of DNA samples from service members with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), researchers have identified genetic mutations that may be associated with an increased risk factor for PTSD.

24 May 2016

Penn State researchers link mutation in common virus to fatal brain disease

Why people on immunosuppressant drugs for autoimmune conditions have a higher incidence of an often-fatal brain disease may be linked to a mutation in a common virus, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

19 May 2016

Two statistically significant genetic variants may be linked to increased PTSD risk in veterans

In a massive analysis of DNA samples from more than 13,000 U.S. soldiers, scientists have identified two statistically significant genetic variants that may be associated with an increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an often serious mental illness linked to earlier exposure to a traumatic event, such as combat and an act of violence.

12 May 2016

People diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis often left with little or no support for emotional problems

In a new University of Manchester study, people with psoriatic arthritis have told researchers about the condition's deeply damaging mental effects and how healthcare services failed to prepare them for its reality.

29 Apr 2016

Psoriasis News and Research

Latest Psoriasis News and Research

Prevalence of coronary calcification similar between patients with psoriasis and type 2 diabetes

Research finding opens door to new treatment options for inflammatory rheumatism

Combination of biologic and phototherapy treatment appears to be safe, effective in treating psoriasis

Generic biologic drugs appear to be as effective as brand-name versions

Psoriasis treatments may help improve cardiovascular symptoms by reducing skin inflammation

New report reveals prescription medication costs may increase up to 13% in 2016

New data shows Sandoz biosimilar etanercept candidate has equivalent efficacy to originator product

Study demonstrates role of leukocyte activation receptor CD69 in development of psoriasis

Global survey reveals 84% of psoriasis patients suffer discrimination, humiliation

New PsA-comorbidity index may help identify patients at risk of hospitalisation and premature death

New drug ixekizumab helps clear severe psoriasis symptoms

B lymphocytes can influence psoriasis by regulating cytokine IL-10

Autoimmune diseases among lung cancer patients may make them unsuitable for immunotherapy

Review sheds new light on link between smoking habits and psoriasis

SBP scientists discover new regulator of immune responses

Japanese scientists find evidence that cytokine IL-17A plays crucial role in psoriasis

Researchers find genetic mutations linked to increased risk factor for PTSD

Penn State researchers link mutation in common virus to fatal brain disease

Two statistically significant genetic variants may be linked to increased PTSD risk in veterans

People diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis often left with little or no support for emotional problems

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