Smartphone melanoma apps cause for concern
Smartphone applications that claim to be able to diagnose melanoma should be treated with extreme caution, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Dermatology)
Source: MedWire News - Dermatology - January 19, 2013 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Intermittent therapy may be answer to treating drug-resistant melanoma
Findings from a study carried out in mice suggest that an intermittent dosing strategy may be the answer to combating lethal tumor resistance to the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib, in patients with late-stage BRAF-mutated melanoma. (Source: MedWire News - Dermatology)
Source: MedWire News - Dermatology - January 12, 2013 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Tibial artery calcification predicts foot ulceration
Tibial artery calcification is a significant risk factor for foot ulcers in patients with Type 2 diabetes, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Dermatology)
Source: MedWire News - Dermatology - January 10, 2013 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Brake for skin inflammation discovered
The absence of a protein called Ctip2 in the skin allows increased levels of T-helper 2 cytokines and may have a role in conditions such as atopic dermatitis, research in mice suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Dermatology)
Source: MedWire News - Dermatology - January 5, 2013 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
