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Hairy human skin grown from pluripotent stem cells

Building on years of groundbreaking discoveries in stem cell research, scientists from Indiana University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School have determined how to grow hairy skin using human stem cells--developing one of the most complex skin models in the world.

4 Jun 2020

Researchers test aluminum oxide crystal as a UV radiation sensor

Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a risk factor for skin cancer and other diseases. The risk increases when sunlight, the natural source of UV radiation, is combined with artificial sources such as UV lamps for medical therapy, among others.

2 Jun 2020

Monoclonal antibody therapy achieves modest reduction in recurrence for patients with HER2-positive DCIS

The addition of the monoclonal antibody therapy Trastuzumab to radiotherapy did not reach the protocol objective of a 36% reduction in the ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence rate for women with HER2-positive ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) on the NRG Oncology clinical trial NSABP B-43.

29 May 2020

New project launched to find novel treatments for rare genetic diseases

The University Carlos III Madrid, Almirall, S.A. and the MEDINA Foundation have launched a project to find new treatments for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and other genetic diseases caused by nonsense mutations.

28 May 2020

Stand Up To Cancer hails FDA approval of new treatment option for aggressive prostate cancer

A recent FDA approval supported by Stand Up To Cancer research provides a new treatment option for patients with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

27 May 2020

Inherited genetic variations can alter progression of melanoma, indicates study

Sometimes cancer stays put, but often it metastasizes, spreading to new locations in the body. It has long been suspected that genetic mutations arising inside tumor cells drive this potentially devastating turn of events.

26 May 2020

Researchers report decline in cancer diagnoses due to COVID-19 crisis

Cancer care has dramatically changed as a result of the measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic: many patients have not been going to their GPs, or putting it off, and have been referred to the hospital later.

11 May 2020

Common allergy medicine may improve survival in patients with malignant melanoma

Can a very common allergy medicine improve survival among patients suffering from the serious skin cancer, malignant melanoma? A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that this may be the case.

11 May 2020

Study finds racial differences in time from diagnosis to definitive surgery for melanoma

Black patients with one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer are likely to experience a longer delay from diagnosis to surgery than non-Hispanic white patients, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

2 May 2020

UHB and Skin Analytics launch new skin cancer community assessment service

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and AI specialist Skin Analytics are to pilot a new skin cancer community assessment service to safely reduce delays in skin cancer detection and treatment during the Coronavirus pandemic.

30 Apr 2020

Patients with aggressive form of skin cancer can benefit from new type of immunotherapy

In what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind study to evaluate the safety of a type of immunotherapy before surgery in patients with an aggressive form of skin cancer, researchers report that the treatment eliminated pathologic evidence of cancer in nearly half of the study participants undergoing surgery.

27 Apr 2020

Recommendations for keeping cancer patients, providers safe during COVID-19 pandemic

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network--an alliance of leading cancer centers--is continuing to share new resources for optimal cancer management amid new and changing challenges related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019.

10 Apr 2020

Microneedle patches for potential COVID-19 vaccines or therapeutics

The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading over the world, causing panic and illness on a scale unprecedented in one hundred years. Even while the death toll nears 100,000, with over 1.5 million confirmed cases worldwide, public health experts and medical professionals are battling it using all the weapons available. Unfortunately, these are all too few.

9 Apr 2020

Skin Cancer News and Research

Latest Skin Cancer News and Research

Hairy human skin grown from pluripotent stem cells

Researchers test aluminum oxide crystal as a UV radiation sensor

Monoclonal antibody therapy achieves modest reduction in recurrence for patients with HER2-positive DCIS

New project launched to find novel treatments for rare genetic diseases

Stand Up To Cancer hails FDA approval of new treatment option for aggressive prostate cancer

Inherited genetic variations can alter progression of melanoma, indicates study

Researchers report decline in cancer diagnoses due to COVID-19 crisis

Common allergy medicine may improve survival in patients with malignant melanoma

Study finds racial differences in time from diagnosis to definitive surgery for melanoma

UHB and Skin Analytics launch new skin cancer community assessment service

Patients with aggressive form of skin cancer can benefit from new type of immunotherapy

Recommendations for keeping cancer patients, providers safe during COVID-19 pandemic

Microneedle patches for potential COVID-19 vaccines or therapeutics

Study: Direct and repetitive irradiation with 222nm UVC does not cause skin cancer

New type of immunotherapy shows promise for future treatment of ovarian cancer

Immunotherapy treatment shows promise for some patients with advanced rare cancers

Cream infused with microscopic STAR particles could facilitate better treatment of skin diseases

Machine learning has potential to enhance the diagnosis of mastitis infections in cows

Molecule-sized drills can target diseased cells and kill them in minutes

AI helps reveal apparent cellular distinctions between black and white cancer patients

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Skin Cancer News and Research

Latest Skin Cancer News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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