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Newly discovered tumor-suppressor gene impacts melanoma survival
November 3rd 2015In a study of 501 genomes and protein-building sequences, called exomes, researchers found a newly identified member of a group of tumor suppressor genes is mutated in about 5.4% of melanomas. And these melanomas make up a particularly deadly subset in the skin cancer. Learn more
3 post-Halloween dermatologic woes and how to treat them
October 23rd 2015The ghosts, ghouls and goblins might be gone, but the skin problems from costumes, makeup and accessories will likely fuel post-Halloween visits to dermatologists. We asked dermatologists to comment on what colleagues are likely to see this time of year and how best to treat those skin conditions. Learn more
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
October 19th 2015Speaking at a session on community-based partnerships with hair stylists held during the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, dermatologists said reaching out to business professionals in the community is a means of finding African-American women who have CCCA and other forms of hair loss prevalent in African-American women earlier, when they would clearly benefit from seeing a dermatologist for treatment. Learn more