Shamea Morton’s radiant brown skin is the color of cocoa. And her beautiful daughter Shya shares that same rich complexion. But like many Black women, Shamea’s melanin puts her at a higher risk for ...

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FOX 2 - "It’s hard to even get people to understand what I’m dealing with," said Davontae Stewart. But when Davontae reveals the massive bulging keloid scars that have spread over the majority of his ...

Question: I am a 26-year-old black woman. All through high school, I begged my mother to let me get my ears pierced. She said to wait until I graduated from college and was on my own. I did. On each ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My 14-year-old son recently had a keloid scar removed from the crease of his neck for the third time and had it radiated for the second time. Should I have consulted with more than one ...

TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Therapeutics (Nasdaq:CAPS)(the "Company") announced today twelve-month results from its two AZX100 Phase 2a pilot clinical trials in keloid ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. and SUZHOU BIOBAY, China, April 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Sirnaomics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of RNAi therapeutics against cancer and ...

Q: My 14-year-old son recently had a keloid scar removed from the crease of his neck for the third time and had it radiated for the second time. Should I have consulted with more than one radiologist?

A gene that may offer a better understanding of how keloid scars develop has been discovered, potentially opening the door to improved treatment for the often painful, itchy and tender scars. The ...