Year: 2025

December 2025 digest

Aligning Measurement with Patient Experience At the ISAD–WHO closed workshop held in Melbourne in October 2025, international experts and patient representatives explored how a Treat-to-Target (T2T) strategy could be meaningfully adapted to atopic dermatitis (AD). The meeting brought together dermatologists, pediatric dermatologists, allergists, rheumatologists, pulmonologists, pharmacists, global health experts, and patient advocates from Europe, Asia, […]

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16th RAJKA-ISAD: Welcome to Beijing!

Motto: Science and Empathy in Atopic Dermatitis 17-19 October 2026, Beijing, China + New in 2026 for Early-Career Pros: All you need to know about AD Dear ISADers, We are proud and excited to welcome you in Beijing, China, to the 16th Georg RAJKA International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis (ISAD), in 2026. Its motto “Science […]

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#StayInformed: Winter 25/26 PubMed picks

One Th2 Response, Two Outcomes: Itch Versus Inflammation?➜ DOI: 10.1111/exd.70171This research letter suggests that pruritus and inflammation may be driven by partially distinct Th2 programs. In mouse models of dermatitis, IL-31 is mainly produced by a specific subset of T cells, whereas IL-5 and IL-13 are largely derived from ILC2s. This cellular dissociation offers a plausible [...] Read More
Young portrait of Georg Rajka

Apply to the 2026 RAJKA’s Medal

Dear colleagues, I remind you that you can yourself submit or encourage your younger colleagues who have already a career track oriented around Atopic Dermatitis to apply to the 2026 Rajka’s Medal kindly donated by Mrs Susanne RAJKA, PhD (Oslo). The deadline is July 1st, 2026. The 2026 Rajka Medal and 15.000 EUR Prize will […]

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Treat-to-Target in Atopic Dermatitis

Aligning Measurement with Patient Experience At the ISAD–WHO closed workshop held in Melbourne in October 2025, international experts and patient representatives explored how a Treat-to-Target (T2T) strategy could be meaningfully adapted to atopic dermatitis (AD). The meeting brought together dermatologists, pediatric dermatologists, allergists, rheumatologists, pulmonologists, pharmacists, global health experts, and patient advocates from Europe, Asia, […]

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November 2025 digest

In atopic dermatitis (AD) — a condition already saturated with poor quality studies on anxiety, depression, and socioeconomic burden — sexual health rarely appears on the radar of clinicians, researchers, or guideline developers. The new study by Sánchez et al. from Colombia breaks this silence, reminding us of an overlooked but profoundly human dimension of […]

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#StayInformed: November 2025 PubMed picks

AI-Powered Atopic Dermatitis Assessment: Patients Can Contribute + Small punch biopsies and non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) to study AD transcriptome + An important role of IL-22 in Th2 driven acute AD in epidermal reconstructs models + Health-Related Quality of Life in AD and Psoriasis: Are There Distinct Psychological Traits? + Towards a scientific approach of traditional Chinese medicine formulas

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October 2025 digest

Rajka ISAD 2025 – A Landmark Symposium in the Asia-Pacific Region History, Memory, and Retelling – From Rajka’s Legacy to the Future of Atopic Dermatitis Melbourne, Australia | October 24–26, 2025 The 15th Georg RAJKA International Symposium on Atopic Dermatitis brought the global AD community together in Melbourne for a memorable event marking the centenary […]

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15th RAJKA-ISAD: Best Oral & Best Poster Prizes

Best Oral #1081 Comparative transcriptomic profiling of Asian atopic dermatitis and psoriasis reveals candidate molecular targets for precision therapyChang Ook PARK, South Korea Best Posters #1115 Multi-omic spatial profiling of atopic eczema skin reveals common transcriptional and proteomic immune targets altered with inhibiting interleukin 4 and interleukin 13 signalingNicholas P. WEST, Australia #1070 Regulatory role […]

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Abstract book from the 15th RAJKA-ISAD Melbourne 2025 @ActaDV

Suppl. Vol. 105 (2025). Immediate open access Please get your copy (authors retain copyright): 10.2340/actadv.v105.44874 About ActaDV Acta Dermato-Venereologica publishes high-quality manuscripts in the field of Dermatology and Venereology, dealing with new observations on basic dermatological and venereological research, as well as clinical investigations. Each volume features a number of Original articles in special areas, […]

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