Archive for the 'Dermatology' Category

Phosphagenics Initiates U.S. Clinical Trials For Its Topical Retinoic Acid

Phosphagenics Limited (”Phosphagenics”) (ASX: POH; AIM: PSG; OTCQX: PPGNY) announced the initiation of a human clinical trial for its lead dermatological product, retinoic acid, a design of vitamin A. that trial represents the Company’s first clinical trial to take place in the U.S. and denotes the …

Gecko-Inspired Bandage Created By MIT

MIT researchers and colleagues have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and staples as a basic operating room tool for patching up surgical wounds or internal injuries.Drawing on some of the principles that compose gecko paws rare, the surface o…

JADO Reports Clinical Proof Of Concept With Raft Modulator In Atopic Dermatitis

JADO Technologies GmbH, the main developer of RAFT intervention therapeutics, announced positive results from a Phase IIa clinical trial of its lead RAFT modulator TF002 in patients with severe atopic dermatitis. TF002, a topical formulation of miltefosine, exerts its anti-inflammatory …

New Cold Sore Treatment Launches Website

On the brink of its Canadian retail launch and new make campaign, Dr. Krane’s KoolLips(TM) cold sore treatment launches its highly anticipated website at http://www.drkranes.com. The Dr. Krane’s website gives cold sore sufferers access to data, a user forum, money saving coupons and free samples for…

Biomedical Engineering Challenges Addressed By MIT Researcher

Much of the work in MIT Institute Professor Robert Langer’s prolific lab sounds like something straight from the pages of science fiction, but its products are already saving lives around the world in a variety of ways.One of Langer’s specialties is growing the vital tissues of the human body - incl…

Hair Formation, Skin Stem Cells And BMP Signaling

The February 15th cover story of G&D reports on the recent discovery by Dr. Elaine Fuchs and colleagues at the Rockefeller University that BMP signaling in dermal papilla cells is critical for hair follicle formation.The dermal papilla (DP) is a small cluster of mesenchymal cells that exist at t…

Exchange Of Signals within 2 Types Of Skin Cells May supply A New Understanding Of How Stem Cells Differentiate And A Better Understanding Of Hair L

Genes, it turns out, are only as active as the signals that turn them on and off. Now scientists from Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Institute have identified the signaling molecule that ratchets up and clamps down the activity of key genes in dermal papilla, a type of skin cell whose …

Plastic Surgeons Deploy New Laser For Wrinkle Removal, Acne Scarring, Tattoo Removal

UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeons are among a handful in the nation deploying a new type of laser that goes deeper into the skin to help reduce wrinkles, tighten surface structures and treat pigmentation differences.UT Southwestern was one of only two U.S. centers to get the Food and D…

AGI Dermatics Clinical notes Indicate Bicyclic Monoterpene Diols Suppress MMP1 And Stimulate Collagen Through TNF-a Signaling

AGI Dermatics clinical research indicates that the ability of bicyclic monoterpene diols (BMTds) to reduce collagenese MMP-1 secretion and increase collagen production is dependent on the TNF-a signaling in the fibroblasts. The documents was presented at the Poster Session at the 66th Annual assembl…

Centocor Announces Ustekinumab Biologic License Application Accepted For Filing By FDA

Centocor, Inc. announced that the Biologics License Application (BLA) for ustekinumab (CNTO 1275) has been accepted for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients with chronic moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.Original post by Dentistry News From Medi…

Beyond The summary - Coagulation Of A Giant Hemangioma In Glans Penis With Holmium Laser

UroToday.com - Penile hemangiomas are very strange mesenchymal tumors.Generally, they are small in size and clinically not relevant, apart from for complaints regarding the aesthetic aspect and the opportunity of bleeding during intercourse. The localization of the hemangioma to the glans is rarer. …

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