A New Era in Treating the Chronic Severe Itch of Prurigo Nodularis

A New Era in Treating the Chronic Severe Itch of Prurigo Nodularis

Until recently, there were no FDA-approved systemic therapies for the severe itch and resultant scratching and nodules of the chronic inflammatory skin disease prurigo nodularis (PN). Thanks to two studies led by a University of Miller School of Medicine researcher, the FDA has now approved the monoclonal antibody dupilumab to bring relief — in many cases, life-changing relief — to PN patients.

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Post-Pause Speech Patterns Help Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment

Post-Pause Speech Patterns Help Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment

In individuals with mild cognitive impairment, speech behavior following pauses is different than in healthy individuals. Machine learning algorithms can use this behavior to screen for cognitive impairment. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers have published the first research showing how post-pause speech in certain tasks can play an important role in identifying mild cognitive impairment.

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Scratching for an Explanation for Psoriatic Itchy Scalp

Scratching for an Explanation for Psoriatic Itchy Scalp

Psoriatic scalp itch may have a larger neural component than previously thought, with neuroimmune mediators — rather than the histamine system — controlling the severity of this type of itch, according to a study led by Miller School of Medicine researchers.

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"Conserving Hearing During Inner-Ear Surgery"- An engineering article for the University of Miami College of Engineering

"Conserving Hearing During Inner-Ear Surgery"- An engineering article for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Rochelle Broder-Singer | 01/30/17

A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is helping Suhrud M. Rajguru, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering’s Biomedical Engineering Department and Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology, explore how hypothermia might help preserve residual hearing in patients who undergo cochlear implant surgery.

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"New Technique to Reduce Inner-Ear Trauma During Cochlear Implant Surgery"- An engineering article for the University of Miami College of Engineering

"New Technique to Reduce Inner-Ear Trauma During Cochlear Implant Surgery"- An engineering article for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Rochelle Broder-Singer | 02/15/17

Not all patients who receive cochlear implants to treat deafness are totally without hearing; many have some residual hearing. But the inner-ear surgery required to implant these life-changing devices can often result in trauma that causes loss of that residual hearing. Suhrud M.

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