The world’s largest genetics study of ‘moliness’ has uncovered hundreds of genes that play a role in the growth of both moles and melanoma, a discovery that could lead to new ways to prevent and treat the deadliest form of skin cancer. These findings, published in Nature Communications, come from research by a team at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Herston, Australia. The team found risk genes linked to biological pathways that could lead to the development of a mole or...

Child with Atopic Dermatitis Photo by Eisfelder via Wikimedia Commons A new study shows that treatment with dupilumab significantly restores skin barrier function and reduces inflammation in children aged 6 to 11 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD). Researchers found improvements not only in visible AD lesions but also in clinically unaffected skin, highlighting the systemic nature of the disease. The findings were published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology . “Atopic...

Photo by Amanda Mills, USCDCP, via Pixnio A long-running Queensland, Australia, study has found children are developing significantly fewer moles than their peers were 25 years ago, with predictions of a major reduction in future melanoma risk. The Brisbane Twin Nevus Study, published in the British Journal of Dermatology , tracked the development of moles in twins and their siblings who turned 12 each year from 1992 to 2016. There were a total of 3,957 participants living in South-East...