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...

Photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons A common strep throat infection can trigger guttate psoriasis by altering the behaviour of key immune cells, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Solna, Sweden. The findings, published in eBioMedicine , suggest how an infection can lead to sudden skin inflammation, particularly in children and young adults. In the study, the researchers analyzed blood and skin samples from patients with guttate psoriasis using single‑cell...