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Latest news for the 14th Georg RAJKA — ISAD 2024 Doha

@Presenters: it’s time to send your files! The main program including the results from the call of abstracts is displayed on the website since August, please now check the next steps: Any questions?Write an email to support@isad.org @Registration: pre meeting It is still possible to register for in person or remote attendance: @Registration: visa, accommodations […]

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September 2024 digest

Are dermatology professionals needed to balance the influence of TikTok and other social networks? Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends, The hashtag #topicalsteroidwithdrawal (TSW) got more than 600 million views on TikTok. A recent Lebanese study (doi: 10.2196/48389) did a great job by studying the content of this hashtag and by trying to alert our community on […]

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#StayInformed: September 2024 PubMed curation

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) and AD➜ DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S472826The importance of ophthalmological co-morbidities of AD was recently highlighted because of the large literature on dupilumab and ocular surface disorders, but several other aspects are currently neglected. VKC is a refractory ocular allergic disorder that mainly affects boys, and long-term follow-up has been rarely reported. The Department of Ophthalmology [...] Read More

August 2024 digest

Which research priorities for AD in 2024? Curative precision medicine vs preventive exposome-targeted medicine. Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends, In a recently published provocative perspective paper (DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1351732), Ian A. Myles, a NIH researcher, asks some good questions to our community which could help shaping our priorities. Currently, with the industry-led dramatic development of biologics and […]

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#StayInformed: August 2024 PubMed curation

Release of the 4th Davos declaration on AD and Allergy➜ DOI: 10.1111/all.16247The 2022 Forum is now published with its usual “Declaration” signed by all participants. Besides the mounting burden of AD, attributed to significant environmental and lifestyle changes, the Forum acknowledged the progress in understanding AD and in developing targeted therapies but recognized a gap in [...] Read More

Call for Abstracts results

Abstracts for oral and poster presentations will represent the core of the scientific program at this meeting. Abstracts pertaining to human atopic dermatitis and related fields including animal models are appropriate. Check out your submissions Register NOW!-25% Early bird rates are extended to Sep 10! Accepted Oral Presentation in the main program (in-person or remotely […]

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Rajka Medal 2024 attribution

#RAJKAMedal Rajka medal and prize: the winner among 7 excellent applicants from originating from China, Japan, Korea and Madagascar, is Dr Fang WANG, MD, PhD, Professor and Chief Physician at Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. Dr WANG has an outstanding CV and list of publications. She is a dermatologist with a strong background in neuroimmunology applied to […]

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July 2024 digest

#RAJKA2024Doha #RAJKAMedal Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends, The abstract submission to the 14th Georg Rajka Symposium on AD (Doha, Qatar, October 24-26, 2024) closed as scheduled on July 15th. 149 abstracts from 32 countries were received. They are currently adjudicated, and the outcome will be available soon in second half of August. All accepted abstracts will be […]

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#StayInformed: July 2024 PubMed curation

Cell therapy for atopic dermatitis➜ DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.06.021Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been found to play a role in regulating immune responses. Allogenic human bone marrow-derived clonal MSCs (hcMSCs) were administered intravenously weekly for 3 weeks in volunteers with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD) by Korean investigators, with improvement of objective scores at 12 weeks, with [...] Read More