Daily Archives: Tuesday September 30th, 2014

Fighting Skin Aging by Targeting the Degradation of Collagen by Collagenase

Skin aging (ageing) concerns the skin, in the epidermis where it is responsible for texture changes. However the most visible effect of aging is loss of volume in the dermis. In the dermis intact collagen fibers (as well as hyaluronic acid) play an important structural role in its volume. The visible changes in aging are…

Oral Fumaric Acid: how long is it tolerated ?

Fumaric acid esters (FAE) (oral intake) are used in come countries (Germany…) in the treatment of psoriasis. It is an effective drug however its limitations lie in the fact that it can cause gastrointestinal symptoms as well as flushing In this retrospective study from Ireland done in 249 patients, demographic data, length of treatment, reasons…