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Use of the cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) device, which generates free radicals through the ionization of air at room temperature, results in significantly improved mild and moderate atopic dermatitis (AD) with no serious safety concerns, a study has shown.

Some skin diseases present with seasonal patterns, including warts, eczema, and atopic dermatitis, a new study has found. Though more common in winter, acne remains the most prevalent diagnosis in dermatology clinics.

Baricitinib, an oral, selective Janus kinase (JAK)1/JAK2 inhibitor, may help improve hair growth in patients with severe alopecia areata, according to results from the phase III BRAVE-AA1 and BRAVE-AA2 trials.

New data presented at EADV 2021 support the efficacy of secukinumab 300-mg dose in a 2-mL autoinjector compared with two 150 mg in 1 mL pre-filled syringes or placebo for psoriasis, with no new safety signals observed within 52 weeks.

The investigational, first-in-class, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor deucravacitinib showed durable efficacy for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis*, according to the 52-week efficacy analysis results of the POETYK** PSO-1 and POETYK PSO-2 trials presented at EADV 2021.

The humanized immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody risankizumab conferred long-term benefit for individuals with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who had inadequate responses to biologic and conventional synthetic DMARDs* (csDMARDs), according to the open-label extension (OLE) phase findings of the KEEPsAKE 1 and 2 trials presented at EADV 2021.

Treatment with delgocitinib ointment, a topical Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, for paediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) is effective and well tolerated when applied for up to 56 weeks, according to a phase III trial and a subsequent open-label, long-term study in Japan.