Psoriasis is a known risk factor for cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease, stroke, and thromboembolism and mortality attributed to cardiovascular disease (CVD) increases with the severity of psoriasis. One hypothesis for how these two diseases are connected is that pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) may be a pathogenic …
Atopic dermatitis (AD), the chronic, itchy, inflammatory skin disease, affects up to 30% of all children and up to 60% of those children also report disturbed sleep. While it is not fully understood whether it’s the itch of AD keeping these kids up at night, or some other sort of underlying issue caused by AD, …
Common dietary advice is to limit the consumption of processed red meat to reduce the risk of certain cancers such as colorectal cancers, pancreatic and prostate cancer. Melanoma rates have been on the rise over the past 30 years, but no studies have conclusively linked red and processed meat consumption with increased risk. A recent …
Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) is a condition where smaller arteries that supply blood to the skin constrict excessively in response to cold, stress, or other factors, limiting blood supply to the affected area. Primary Raynaud’s phenomenon (PRP) occurs in up to 50% of the population and is not due to any underlying disease and does not …
Botulinum toxin type A (BTXA) is effective in the treatment of keloids and other hypertrophic scarring, but the mechanism has not always been clear. The hypothesis behind the early use of BTXA to treat these conditions was that BTXA may inhibit the growth of fibroblasts. A recent study further explored that mechanism by examining the …
Androgenic alopecia (AGA) is typically treated with a combination of finasteride and minoxidil, which targets androgens, but even with this treatment 40% of patients go bald. A recent study used dermoscopy to evaluate the effectiveness of using microneedling in combination with injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as a treatment modality. Twenty patients participated in the …