Well-moisturized infants less likely to develop eczema
Parents who apply moisturizer to their newborns may be able to protect them from developing eczema, a group of American and British researchers report in a new study.Even if eczema eventually develops,...
View ArticleRepurposed drug could repair the skin barrier
Lisa Beck, a professor of dermatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), will soon begin an NIH-funded clinical trial of Actos (pioglitazone), a drug often prescribed for diabetics,...
View ArticleNovel smallpox vaccine should be safe for eczema patients
The US government has ordered 20 million doses of a vaccine that should protect eczema patients from smallpox without exposing them to the risk of developing eczema vaccinatum, a life-threatening...
View ArticleAllergy tests for eczema a complex, controversial topic
People with eczema—or parents of children with eczema—often suspect that food allergies are somehow setting off eczema flares. But nailing down exactly which foods cause trouble is made difficult by...
View ArticleAntibody therapy: an experimental eczema treatment
For patients with extreme cases of eczema, a number of small trials worldwide hint at a possible future therapy: injections of an antibody to reduce the amount of other antibodies floating around the...
View ArticleWhat is happening with eczema innovation on the East Coast?
Eczema doesn’t respect national borders. It’s something hundreds of millions of people around the world live with. As a patient and blogger I like to keep up with advances made around the world. I have...
View ArticleThree years in: what has the $42M Atopic Dermatitis Research Network produced?
In July it will be three years since the NIH awarded National Jewish Health in Denver, CO $31 million to create and administer the Atopic Dermatitis Research Network, a consortium of five academic...
View ArticleNational program seeks eczema patients for studies to link DNA with skin...
Three years into a five-year program, one of the largest eczema research projects in the US still seeks patients, particularly blacks and Hispanics, to volunteer for studies that will link our DNA to...
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