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Studies support using microneedling as monotherapy to treat acne scars; however, mixed evidence requires more direct comparisons with other minimally invasive treatments.
Ustekinumab’s short-term effect on aortic vascular inflammation points to possible role of IL-12, IL-23 in cardiovascular disease, but more research is needed.
Several new studies indicate that disease burden may be higher in adolescents than in adults with atopic dermatitis, and that adolescents with moderate-to-severe disease may face an even greater unmet therapeutic need.
A cohort study reveals the dose-response association between cumulative number of sessions and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) risk in women was the same regardless of duration of use or age at indoor tanning initiation.
The January issue of Dermatology Times focuses on the role of technology in clinical practice beginning with artificial intelligence for skin cancer detection and device trends in 2018.