Dermatology 2023 | International Conference on Dermatology and cosmetology

A recent Federal Trade Commission civil lawsuit accusing one of the nation's largest anesthesiology groups of monopolistic practices that sharply drove up prices is a warning to private equity investors that could temper their big push to snap up physician groups. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231130/FTC-chief-gears-up-for-a-showdown-with-private-equity.aspx

A heat shock protein protects the cells against protein clumping. It degrades, however, over longer treatment periods. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231124/Heat-shock-protein-protects-bacteria-from-plasma-treatment.aspx

As an extremely aggressive form of skin cancer, cutaneous melanoma is still associated with a high mortality rate. Enormous progress has recently been made in the fight against deadly metastasis, but existing therapeutic measures are still not effective in many cases. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231121/Researchers-discover-new-option-to-target-the-metastatic-capacity-of-melanoma-cells.aspx

Almirall S.A., a global biopharmaceutical company focused on medical dermatology, and Absci Corporation, a generative AI drug creation company, today announced a drug discovery partnership aimed to develop and commercialize AI-designed therapeutics to fight chronic and debilitating dermatological diseases. The partnership combines Absci’s Integrated Drug Creation™ platform with Almirall’s dermatological expertise with the goal of delivering life-changing medicines to patients, marking another step forward in AI drug creation. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231120/Almirall-and-Absci-partner-to-develop-AI-designed-therapeutics-for-dermatological-diseases.aspx

Money talks. The United States faces a serious shortage of primary care physicians for many reasons, but one, in particular, is inescapable: compensation. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231116/Compensation-is-key-to-fixing-primary-care-shortage.aspx

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, a division of the Allen Institute, today announced the launch of the Allen Discovery Center (ADC) for Neuroimmune Interactions at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231109/Allen-Discovery-Center-for-Neuroimmune-Interactions-launched-at-Mount-Sinai.aspx

A new pathologic scoring system that accurately assesses how much lung tumor is left after a patient receives presurgical cancer treatments can be used to predict survival, according to new research led by investigators at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Mark Foundation Center for Advanced Genomics and Imaging at the Johns Hopkins University. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231106/New-pathologic-scoring-system-could-help-predict-survival-in-lung-cancer-patients.aspx

A marijuana-like compound holds out promise as a new treatment for a severe autoimmune skin disease called skin lupus, according to a study published recently by a multicenter team including researchers at the George Washington University. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231102/Marijuana-like-compound-shows-promise-as-new-treatment-for-skin-lupus.aspx

Sharks differ from other fish in many ways, including an apparently remarkable ability to heal from wounds, according to reports of sharks recovering from injuries sustained in the wild. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231102/Shark-skin-mucus-shows-potential-for-biomedical-applications.aspx

Imagine a skin cream that heals damage occurring throughout the day when your skin is exposed to sunlight or environmental toxins. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231102/Synthetic-melanin-cream-heals-skin-damage-and-promotes-repair.aspx