FDA approves Opdivo for advanced melanoma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Opdivo (nivolumab), a new treatment for patients with unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) or metastatic (advanced)...
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Galderma receives FDA approval of novel treatment option for rosacea patients
Galderma Laboratories, L.P. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Soolantra® (ivermectin) Cream, 1% for the once-daily topical treatment of inflammatory...
Erythropoietic protoporphyria: European Commission approves SCENESSE
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd has announced that the European Commission has ratified the recommendation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), granting marketing approval under exceptional...
‘Natural’ support networks: how social media supports African-American women wearing natural hair
Writing in the International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, Tameka N.
Airline pilots can be exposed to cockpit radiation similar to tanning beds
Airline pilots can be exposed to the same amount of UV-A radiation as that from a tanning bed session because airplane windshields do not completely block UV-A radiation, according to a research...
Incisions managed with PICO demonstrate significantly fewer healing complications and improved scar quality in bilateral breast reduction patients
Smith & Nephew, the global medical technology business, has announced that data from an international, multicentre-study1 presented at the Sixth European Symposium of Aesthetic Surgery of the...
New technology directly reprograms skin fibroblasts for a new role
As the main component of connective tissue in the body, fibroblasts are the most common type of cell.
Mouse study finds immune system could promote hair growth
Cancer researchers have found an unexpected association between the macrophages of the immune system and regenerative skin stem cells.
A mystery of albinism unlocked
A team led by Brown University biologists has discovered the way in which a specific genetic mutation appears to lead to the lack of melanin production underlying a form of albinism.
Study highlights ability to deal with a potential side effect of healthspan extending drugs
Senescent cells have a bad-guy reputation when it comes to aging. While cellular senescence - a process whereby cells permanently lose the ability to divide when they are stressed - suppresses cancer...