The skin microbiome plays an important role in health and disease. Researchers have now substantiated that certain skin bacteria can protect us from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation specifically ...

Phototherapy with topical antioxidants is the most effective combination for vitiligo, followed by corticosteroids and calcineurin inhibitors.

Patients receive treatment with either SCENESSE® every three weeks alongside adjuvant narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy administered twice weekly, or NB-UVB monotherapy twice weekly, for ...

First results of SCENESSE® study expected in 2H 2026Executive summary Recruitment target of 200 vitiligo patients ...

During phototherapy, your skin is exposed to a controlled amount of ultraviolet B (UVB) light rays. When used in a targeted treatment, UVB light treats psoriasis by: The excimer laser uses a unique ...

Herein, we report a deep ultraviolet-visible dual-band mini-sized light emitting and detecting diode with controllable dual-wavelength operation characteristics, enabled by on-chip integration of two ...

In a recently published phase 2b extension study, adding narrow-band ultraviolet B (nbUVB) phototherapy to ritlecitinib, an oral Janus kinase (JAK) 3/tyrosine-protein kinase inhibitor, resulted in ...

However, they also thin the skin and irritate it. Narrowband UVB phototherapy takes time and regular sessions to activate melanocytes. It can also cause side effects like skin redness, mild burns ...

Sometimes adding ultraviolet light or sunlight to a psoriasis pill, injection, or cream can help it work better. These treatments aim to slow down the rapid skin cell growth in psoriasis.

Similar reductions were seen in body vitiligo severity. Narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy improved the efficacy of ritlecitinib for the treatment of patients with nonsegmental vitiligo ...

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Narrowband UVB (nbUVB) phototherapy may be underutilized in pediatric vitiligo, according to a study published online March 18 in Pediatric Dermatology.