Hyperhidrosis: Small problem, big impact
Did you know about 1-5% of the world's population suffers from excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis? Yes, it’s about 78 to 365 million people suffer from this condition, yet less than half of them actually seek help or talk about it
Why do we feel itchy?
Itching is a sensation that we have all experienced throughout our lives, although it often goes almost unnoticed: we scratch without realizing and, at some point, it disappears. The problem occurs when the itching sensation does not decrease or even intensifies
Melanin and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
The skin is the largest organ of the human body and the most exposed to the environment, being the first protective barrier against external factors. In the previous article we talked about how the microbiota was able to form "a protective
Epigenetics: beyond our genes
If the genetic information contained in the DNA is faithfully transmitted from one cell to another at each division, how do you explain the differences between twins? Have you ever wondered why a neuron looks nothing like a skin cell
Why do I have atopic dermatits?
The prevalence of atopic dermatitis has increased over the past 30 years, to the extent that it is now one of the most common skin diseases worldwide, affecting approximately one fifth of the population in developed countries1. This post will
The Brain- Skin communication: the role of stress in cutaneous diseases.
As we discussed in our previous post, the similarity in response processes and the communication between the brain and the skin explains how psychological stress can trigger or worsen the development of dermatological disorders. Some of the conditions that are
Communication brain-skin: stress mediators
We are sure that, based on our previous posts, you already know that the skin is not a mere wrapping of the body, in charge only of isolating the internal organs from the outside. The skin is a complex organ
What is chemotherapy-induced peripherial neuropathy?
The impact of cancer in the Western world and the growing number of people affected every year lead to the rapid display of increasingly effective and selective new treatments (1). However, even though these types of treatments are highly effective
Why does conventional chemotherapy have so many side effects?
One of the main reasons that led to the creation of Prospera Biotech was to help all those people who suffer from skin sensitivity as a consequence of medical treatments. Cancer treatments, while becoming less invasive and more effective, can
All you need to know about free radicals and the effect they have on your skin
When we hear the words free radicals we automatically tend to associate them with the harmful effects that these molecules can have in our body. However, free radicals also have an essential biological function for our organism. Do you know