Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be more likely to develop psoriasis if they take certain B cell-depleting therapies, a new study finds. However, overall rates of reported disease are very low, and there’s no confirmation of a connection. “People with MS and comorbid psoriasis — or those at a known high-risk for developing psoriasis […]
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Certain immune cells unexpectedly change their behavior to cause psoriasis lesions
Millions of people suffer from psoriasis, a chronic, autoimmune disorder that causes scaly patches on the skin and often precedes psoriatic arthritis. While no cure exists, treatments range from topical creams to injected medications that block inflammation. To improve treatment options, scientists need to better understand the dysregulation of the immune system that leads to […]
Biologic therapy for psoriasis may reduce heart disease
Patients with psoriasis treated with biologic therapy, which are protein-based infusions to suppress inflammation, had a significant reduction in high-risk plaque in heart arteries, over one-year, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal. Chronic inflammation in people with psoriasis is associated with a higher risk of developing […]
Genetic alterations in skin stem cells can trigger psoriasis
Psoriasis is not a congenital disorder—it only occurs later on in life and has various causes, such as stress or UV irradiation, some of which have not yet been explored. In biomedical science, this frequently occurring inflammatory skin disease is usually associated with a disorder in the immune system, in which the body’s immune response […]
This Life-Threatening Type of Psoriasis Causes Pus-Filled Bumps
Typically, psoriasis—a chronic, inflammatory skin condition—shows up as red patches that have a silver, scaly appearance. Pustular psoriasis is a little different, and can actually be quite serious. Pustular psoriasis is characterized by white pustules (or blisters of pus) surrounded by red skin, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF). But—and this is important—pustular psoriasis is […]
The Most Severe Type Of Psoriasis Can Actually Be Deadly
Psoriasis is a skin disease hallmarked by red, scaly skin that can be painful or hot to the touch, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS); and while it's definitely not a fun thing to suffer through, it's relatively common (about eight million Americans have it, per the National […]
Six psoriasis patients make recovery after starting homeopathy
Remarkable transformation of six psoriasis patients who doctors say have been treated with homeopathy – including one who took a remedy derived from the discharge of a man with gonorrhoea The patients took potions that included snake venom and decomposed beef Doctors in India claimed the patients saw results in as few as three months […]
People with benign skin condition willing to trade time, money to cure disorder: New study highlights the substantial effect that condition has on quality of life
People with benign hyperpigmentation (the darkening or increase in the natural color of the skin), are willing to pay (WTP) nearly 14 percent of their monthly income and approximately 90 minutes a day to cure their condition. The study involved 85 adults with skin hyperpigmentation who were surveyed on the number of hours per day […]
Psoriasis: biologics protect against cardiovascular disease
Researchers have discovered how immune therapies used in inflammatory diseases, the risk for cardiovascular reduce disease: biologics against psoriasis, which act on the immune system, inhibit also the formation of Plaque in the arteries. For the first time, researchers showed the people that the treatment of an inflammatory disease with biological drugs, which inhibit the […]
A topical gel to protect farmers from lethal effects of pesticides: Topical gel to prevent pesticide-induced toxicity and lethality
Farmers are exposed to toxic pesticides, through skin contact and inhalation, during the spraying of pesticides. This is a severe health hazard. In the last year, from the Vidharbha region in Maharashtra alone, spraying is thought to have led to over 40 deaths, 25 cases of lost vision, and over 1000 hospitalizations. This is just […]