Data from an online survey of vitiligo patients suggests that, contrary to some case reports, the development of vitiligo may not be a poten

For treatment of acne, black patients appear to be prescribed systemic therapies such as antibiotics at a much lower rate than white patient

A study conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital shows that while the number of pregnancies has decreased, pregnancies a

The popular acne drug, isotretinoin, is not a specific risk factor for depression or mood disorders as previously thought, according to a la

Isotretinoin also reduced the overall number of Propionibacterium bacteria, while it simultaneously increased the diversity of the individua

A project to sequence the genes of a small number of patients with ichthyoses has identified a set of mutations in the KDSR gene which may be responsible for many cases of the debilitating skin conditions. In two patients, their icthyoses were successfully treated by targeting a mutation-related protein deficiency with a common acne medication. Published in the American Journal of Human Genetics (June 1, 2017; 100(6):978–984), the paper notes that the mutation causes the enti