Category: acne
(Boston) - Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have concluded that the 940nm wavelength laser is superior for treating facial spider veins (telangiectasias) as compared to the 532nm wavelength laser. The findings, which appear in the recent issue of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, are the first time these lasers were tested against each other for superiority.
GAINESVILLE -- A common antibiotic can function as an "off switch" for a gene therapy being developed for Parkinson's disease, according to University of Florida researchers writing online in advance of September's Molecular Therapy.
People with psoriasis -- an often distressing dermatological condition that causes lesions and red scaly patches on the skin -- are less likely to react to looks of disgust by others than people without the condition, new research has found.
(July 15, 2009) -- HOBOKEN, NJ -- A recent study published in International Immunopharmacology, reveals why Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, is effective for reducing inflammation and soothing pain associated with various health problems. Dr.
Before trying yet another diet fad or otherwise reducing dietary fat consumption, consider that fat and other essential nutrients may be the fountain of youth.
To defeat an enemy, you must first understand it, or so the saying goes. And for nearly every teenager and young adult, acne is a formidable foe, causing damage to their skin and their self-image that can leave long-lasting physical and emotional scars. But researchers are working to defeat acne by understanding it better on a molecular level, and testing new ideas about how to treat it. They've enlisted armies of volunteers in their efforts to explore acne's roots in the cells and chemicals under the surface of the skin, and to try new combinations of pills, creams and other potential therapies. And they need more recruits to continue the fight.
Laser therapy is an appealing treatment for acne: no messy creams, no drugs and minimal risk of side effects. Unfortunately, there also appears to be no benefit, at least with one type of laser treatment called pulsed dye laser therapy, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System. The study, which appears in the June 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found pulsed dye laser therapy was not effective in treating acne.
Administering Accutane, a drug commonly used to treat acne, UCLA researchers have successfully stopped the accumulation of toxic pigments in the eyes of animals with a genetic defect similar to Stargardt's macular degeneration. The UCLA team gave a daily injection of Accutane to mimic the effect of constant light deprivation and the results proved dramatic. These toxic pigments, called lipofuscin, are responsible for the visual loss in patients with Stargardt's disease.
Forget about chocolate and greasy foods. Eating too much refined bread and cereal may be the true culprit behind the pimples that plague many a youngster, reports Britain's New Scientist magazine. That's the theory of a team led by Loren Cordain, an evolutionary biologist at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Highly processed breads and cereals are easily digested. The resulting flood of sugars makes the body produce high levels of insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1). This in turn leads to an excess of male hormones. These encourage pores in the skin to ooze large amounts of sebum, the greasy goop that acne-promoting bacteria love. IGF-1 also encourages skin cells called keratinocytes to multiply, a hallmark of acne, the team say in a paper that will appear in the December issue of Archives of Dermatology.
