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fromIndependent
1 month 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
8 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 week 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 week 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 week 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
7 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
7 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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