News tagged with skin lesions
Related topics: skin cancer
Skin lesion leads to more cancer types than once believed
Actinic keratoses are sun-damaged rough patches or lesions on the skin — often pink and scaly — that doctors have long believed can turn into a form of skin cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma.
Jun 02, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Geologists find ponds not the cause of arsenic poisoning in India's groundwater
The source of arsenic in India's groundwater continues to elude scientists more than a decade after the toxin was discovered in the water supply of the Bengal delta in India. But a recent study with a Kansas State University ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Different paths to drug resistance in Leishmania
Two remarkable discoveries were today revealed by researchers into genome analysis of Leishmania parasites. These results uncovered a surprising level of variation at the genome structure level.
Oct 27, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Scientists reveal how an old drug could have a new use for treating river blindness
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a potential new use for the drug closantel, currently the standard treatment for sheep and cattle infected with liver fluke. The new research suggests that the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 09, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Scientists learn why even treated genital herpes sores boost the risk of HIV infection
New research helps explain why infection with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which causes genital herpes, increases the risk for HIV infection even after successful treatment heals the genital skin sores and breaks that ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 02, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
2
New strategy developed to diagnose melanoma
A UCSF research team has developed a technique to distinguish benign moles from malignant melanomas by measuring differences in levels of genetic markers. Standard microscopic examinations of biopsied tissue can be ambiguous ...
Mar 30, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Fur loss, lesions reported in Beaufort Sea polar bears
Research scientists working for the U.S. Geological Survey report that some Alaska polar bears are losing their fur.
Apr 10, 2012 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
When inflexibility is counterproductive: Mechanism of UV-induced DNA Dewar lesion revealed
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation of sunlight can result in skin damage and may even induce skin cancers. Irradiation with UV light causes mutations in the DNA, which can interfere with or even inhibit the ...
Nov 28, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
US probes mystery disease killing Arctic seals
US scientists are hoping to uncover answers behind a mysterious disease that has emerged in Arctic seal populations, causing skin lesions, lethargy and death, officials said Friday.
Oct 15, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
2
A new high-resolution method for imaging below the skin using a liquid lens
University of Rochester optics professor Jannick Rolland has developed an optical technology that provides unprecedented images under the skin's surface. The aim of the technology is to detect and examine ...
Feb 19, 2011 |
4.8 / 5 (9) |
0
Celecoxib may be effective in preventing non-melanoma skin cancers
Celecoxib may help prevent nonmelanoma skin cancers in patients with extensive actinic keratosis, which is often a precursor to these cancers, according to a randomized clinical trial published online November 29 in The Jo ...
Nov 29, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Treating cancer with light: New LED device may help advance photodynamic therapy
Can skin cancer be treated with light? Scientists at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine), believe so. They're exploring new ways to image cancerous lesions using LEDs that might advance a technique for treating ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
4 / 5 (3) |
0
The Medical Minute: The worry with warts
Common warts are harmless skin lesions that are usually found on the hands or soles of the feet, the latter referred to as plantar warts. Warts have a fleshy and hard feel to them, can be associated with skin thickening, ...
Aug 04, 2010 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
1
The evolution of melanoma diagnosis: 25 years beyond the ABCDs
Twenty-five years after publishing the mnemonic "ABCD" to facilitate the early diagnosis of melanoma, the group who came up with that moniker says early detection remains a key factor in lowering mortality from malignant ...
Jul 29, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
New study of psoriatic cells could fire up the study of inflammation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Psoriasis is one of humanity’s oldest know diseases and one of the more widespread, affecting 2 percent of the U.S. population. But it remains largely a mystery. New work identifies markers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 21, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
