Help Psoriasis Research Go Farther

This video was a Finalist prize winner in the 2008 Psoriasis Cure Now Video Contest. The video, by PatrickSkymaster [www.youtube.com/user/PatrickSkymaster], captures in a compelling and humorous way, how psoriasis research is currently underfunded by the federal government. Visit www.psoriasis-cure-now.org for more info or to write to Congress.

Genetic Basis Of Alopecia Areata Established For First Time By Columbia Research Team

Genetic Basis Of Alopecia Areata Established For First Time By Columbia Research Team Among the most common forms of hair loss, and perhaps the most common autoimmune disease, alopecia areata affects 5.3 million in USA team of investigators led by Columbia University Medical Center has uncovered eight genes that underpin alopecia areata, one of the [...]

Mayo Clinic research reveals increase in incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in women

Mayo Clinic research reveals increase in incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in women The incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in women has risen during the period of 1995 to 2007, according to a newly published study by researchers from the Mayo Clinic. This rise in RA follows a 4-decade period of decline and study authors speculate [...]

Ten Scientists Receive National Psoriasis Foundation Research Grants

Ten Scientists Receive National Psoriasis Foundation Research Grants Nearly $1 million awarded to study psoriatic disease