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At-home melanoma detection? Microneedle skin patch under development
The newly designed ExoPatch, being removed from a sample of mouse skin, successfully distinguished melanoma from healthy skin in mice. A...
Allan Ryan
Aug 112 min read


Role of PD-1 in skin immune readiness clarified
Dr. Niroshana Anandasabapathy. Photo courtesy Weill Cornell Medicine Researchers have discovered that the immune-regulating molecule...
John Evans
Aug 83 min read


New BAD report on integrating AI into dermatology
Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik A new report published on July 2, 2025, by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) outlines the...
John Evans
Jul 113 min read


Skin cancer rates growing among older males
Global maps of age-standardized incidence rate attributable to (A) cutaneous melanoma, (B) squamous cell carcinoma, and (C) basal cell...
John Evans
May 302 min read


Sun protective behaviours declining in Canada, U.S.
Findings from a Canadian study show that despite decades of public health messaging, Canadians are spending more time in the sun and...
John Evans
May 92 min read


Promising strategy could enhance treatment of melanoma subset
In a development that could alter the therapeutic landscape for a challenging subset of melanoma, scientists at the Moffitt Cancer Center...
Allan Ryan
Apr 282 min read


Melanoma rates growing among New Zealand’s Māori
Dr. Monique Mackenzie (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) Rates of melanoma skin cancer among the Māori population are growing in New Zealand, the nation...
John Evans
Apr 252 min read


Cancer immunotherapy also reduces actinic keratoses
Skin lesions on the patient’s forearms were counted before the immunotherapy started, and then again at three, six and 12-month...
Mitch Shannon
Feb 142 min read
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