Research

Filaggrin Gene: Link Between Eczema and Asthma

W.H. Irwin McLean, Professor of Human Genetics and head of the Division of Molecular Medicine, University of Dundee, Scotland, shares the story of how he and his colleagues found mutations in the filaggrin gene.

Breastfeeding May Not Prevent Eczema

To determine whether breastfeeding protects from eczema — and if so, to what extent — researchers from King’s College London, England’s University of Nottingham and the University of Ulm, Germany, gathered data on 51,119 children ages 8 to 12 from 21 nations, focusing on those who had been exclusively breastfed for at least four months.

Eczema and Long-term Allergies Linked

Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and other institutions enrolled more than 500 children, between the ages of 3 months and 15 months, who had either a convincing history of egg or milk allergy with a positive prick skin test to the trigger food and/or moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and a positive prick skin test to milk or egg.

Eczema and Chicken Pox Vaccine

As part of the Atopic Dermatitis Vaccinia Network, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) completed a study looking at the immune response to the Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine in children with atopic dermatitis (eczema) compared to non-atopic controls.

Scientists Get Closer to Eczema, Psoriasis Origins

Scientists from the Centre for Allergy and Environment in Munich (ZAUM), the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technische Universität München have completed a study examining patients with both eczema and psoriasis.

National Eczema Association Invites Research Grant Proposals

The National Eczema Association (NEA) research program offers grants to established and new investigators in the field. The 2011 research areas of emphasis are: Eczema prevention, Alternative therapies, Itch, Co-morbidities.

Updates on Eczema and Eczema-Related Research

Researchers at Yale and Johns Hopkins have discovered that BAM8-22, a signaling molecule found in the skin, triggers itch in humans via a pathway that does not involve histamine.

Research Updates: Cedar's Needles Fight MRSA

A University of Missouri forestry professor has found that a species of cedar tree carries an antibiotic that appears to be effective against the bacterial infection methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Noncompliance Lowers Treatment Effectiveness

According to a new study presented at the annual congress of the European Academy for Dermatology and Venereology, compliance with topical dermatologic therapies is worse than most physicians realize.

U.S. Eczema Prevalence Study of Children 17 and Younger

In this study, Tatyana E. Shaw, Gabriel P. Currie, Caroline W. Koudelka, and Eric L. Simpson of the Oregon Health & Sciences University, Department of Dermatology, calculated estimates of pediatric eczema population throughout the United States.

Allergic Response Switch Identified

A new study in human cells has singled out a molecule that specifically directs immune cells to develop the capability to produce an allergic response. The signaling molecule, called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), is key to the development of allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis (eczema), and food allergy.

Neuron Path for Itch Revealed

Chronic itch is an often difficult and sometimes debilitating symptom of many skin diseases and other disorders. Researchers have been trying to determine for decades if there are separate neuronal pathways for pain and itch.

Improvement with Vitamin D Supplements

Since my recent diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency and subsequent therapy with supplements, my eczema flares have disappeared and my rash is clearing!

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