NEWS

Year of the Patient art collection. This year has been declared the "Year of the Patient" by JID and its covers  feature patient artwork each month. View the collection and get further inspired.

Systemic nitrite therapy. Researchers discuss their ongoing investigation of how nitrite is absorbed by the skin to reach internal organs through the circulation. Read this letter to the editor and learn how the authors also found that nitrite may have an immunomodulatory effect. 

A new article in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reveals the mechanism by which caffeine may protect the skin against the damage of UV exposure. Read the article and press release.

Relatively recent research initiatives in laboratories worldwide have yielded notable advances in the understanding of immunobullous disorders, including their nosology, pathophysiology, associations, and epidemiology.  Read more about autoimmune bullous diseases featured in Milestones Cutaneous Biology.