News tagged with inflamed skin

Whiter laundry and a surprising new treatment for kids' eczema

It's best known for whitening a load of laundry. But now simple household bleach has a surprising new role: an effective treatment for kids' chronic eczema.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 9




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Scientists discover molecular secrets of 2,000-year-old Chinese herbal remedy

For roughly two thousand years, Chinese herbalists have treated Malaria using a root extract, commonly known as Chang Shan, from a type of hydrangea that grows in Tibet and Nepal. More recent studies suggest that halofuginone, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 12, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (28) | comments 29 | with audio podcast

India bid to censor Internet draws flak

Indian government efforts to block offensive material from the Internet have prompted a storm of online ridicule along with warnings of the risk to India's image as a bastion of free speech.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New clue to lupus: Failed autoimmune suppression mechanism

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Cambridge, Mass., in collaboration with Jackson Laboratory scientists, have identified a regulatory defect that drives lupus.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Dutch study suggests Wi-Fi possibly harmful to trees

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study carried out in the Netherlands suggests radiation from Wi-Fi networks may be damaging trees and affecting the growth of other plants near routers.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 24, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (21) | comments 15 | with audio podcast report

Choice of career is a major risk factor for persistent neurodermatitis

A child who can't stop scratching himself may well be suffering from atopic dermatitis, also known as neurodermatitis. Extreme irritability of the skin with a concomitant urge to scratch is typical of the disorder. The condition ...

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created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers uncover potential prostate cancer marker

Studies by a Purdue University-led team have revealed a potential marker for prostate cancer that could be the starting point for less invasive testing and improved diagnosis of the disease.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A century-old puzzle comes together: Scientists ID potential protein trigger in lung disease sarcoidosis

Lung researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a possible protein trigger responsible for sarcoidosis, a potentially fatal inflammatory disease marked by tiny clumps of inflammatory cells that each year leave deep, grainy ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fluorescent compounds make tumors glow

A series of novel imaging agents could light up tumors as they begin to form - before they turn deadly - and signal their transition to aggressive cancers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hair dye and smoking linked to progressive liver disease

Hair dye and smoking both increase the risk of progressive liver disease, suggests research involving around 5000 people published in the journal Gut.

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created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Genomic differences identified in common skin diseases

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you have dry skin, wet it, if wet skin, dry it. This has been a general rule of dermatology for centuries, but scientists are working to develop more precise treatments for the dozen-plus inflammatory ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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