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fromIndependent
3 months ago
Medicine

Stay Well: My child has eczema. What is it, what causes it and how do I treat it?

Eczema commonly begins in childhood, affecting about 30% of children, causes intense itch, has no specific cure but newer treatments can improve control.
fromwww.npr.org
10 months ago
Public health

Itchy? Air pollution might be making it worse

Atopic dermatitis is increasingly prevalent globally, influenced by factors like air pollution and climate change.
OMG science
fromNature
1 month ago

Daily briefing: Why stress causes eczema to flare up in mice

Stress-responsive skin neurons produce inflammatory proteins that exacerbate eczema symptoms, potentially leading to targeted treatments.
Health
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

A New Study Expands What We Know About Stress and Eczema

Eczema affects 10% of U.S. adults, with stress linked to increased skin inflammation severity in atopic dermatitis patients.
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fromNature
1 month ago

Stress can cause eczema to flare-up - now we know why

The study shows "how a feeling, such as psychological stress, can translate into a biological event, namely inflamed skin", says co-author Shenbin Liu, a neurobiologist at Fudan University in Shanghai, China.
Alternative medicine
Medicine
fromNature
8 months ago

Maternal stress triggers early-life eczema through fetal mast cell programming - Nature

Prenatal stress induces subtle skin barrier dysfunction and predisposes offspring to type 2 immune responses, indicated by elevated transepidermal water loss and increased IL-5 and IL-9.
Mental health
fromNature
8 months ago

Explaining the mental-health burden of atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis significantly increases risk of anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD and emotional-processing difficulties, mediated by both psychosocial impact and biological mechanisms.
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