Main Category: Eczema / Psoriasis
Also Included In: Dermatology; Pediatrics / Children's Health
Article Date: 14 Oct 2012 - 0:00 PDT
Current ratings for:New Clues For Treating Eczema
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More than 15% of children suffer with eczema, or atopic dermatitis, an inflammatory skin disease that in some cases can be debilitating and disfiguring. Researchers reporting in the October issue of Immunity have discovered a potential new target for the condition, demonstrating that by blocking it, they can lessen the disease in mice.In eczema, immune T cells invade the skin and secrete factors that drive an allergic response, making the skin itch. Dr. Raif Geha, of Boston Children's Hospital, and his collaborators now show that scratching the skin
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