To avoid the pain, scars, and complications of traditional skin grafts and sutures, scientists take inspiration from mussels, some of the stickiest, most resilient animals on Earth.
Recent research suggests that the common antibiotic Neosporin may actually hinder the natural wound healing process. This unexpected finding challenges the long-held beliefs about wound care and highlights the crucial role of the skin microbiome.
Unlike other cells in the body that mount a strong immune response against microbial invaders, skin cells use an epigenetic mechanism to ignore most of the microbes they see. These findings reveal a potential new drug target for inflammatory skin diseases.
A new antibody treatment reduced levels of type I interferon-producing cells in patients with cutaneous lupus, improving skin symptoms during phase 1 clinical trials.