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Study reports a significant increase in syphilis cases in India, highlighting the need for effective prevention and treatment despite the availability of effective therapies. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240131/Syphilis-A-silent-epidemic-reawakens.aspx

Researchers identified patient- and tumor-level melanoma features in black individuals. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240125/Study-addresses-knowledge-gap-of-clinical-features-and-outcomes-of-Black-patients-with-melanoma.aspx

A research team led by Georg Stary (Medical University of Vienna and CeMM) has identified a new approach to treating the inflammatory disease sarcoidosis. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240123/Scientists-identify-a-new-approach-to-treating-sarcoidosis.aspx

Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) is an important target for immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies that block its signaling and boost T-cell activity. PD-1 inhibitors have been approved for treating various types of cancer. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240119/Immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-target-found-to-promote-skin-cancer-growth.aspx

Children with the condition aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) are born with the absence of skin along the midline of the scalp. source https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240103/Missing-proteins-explain-century-old-mystery-of-scalp-skin-absence-in-children.aspx