Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that mainly affects the skin. When you have psoriasis, your immune system sends signals to your skin cells to grow too fast. Normally, skin cells take about ...

Australian researchers say they have identified a gene mutation that causes the skin disease psoriasis. A chronic inflammatory condition, psoriasis causes red, scaly, itchy patches on the skin. Some ...

Soumya Chakravarty, MD, PhD, FACP, FACR, strategic lead of the Rheumatology Therapeutic Area at Janssen, discussed the interlinked pathophysiology of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and the ...

About 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis. But, despite psoriasis being a fairly common skin condition, it's often misunderstood. In case you're not familiar with it, psoriasis is a condition that ...

While you might have heard about a skin condition called psoriasis, you could be unaware of some of its causes and how to treat it. Whether it’s you or someone you know who is experiencing psoriasis, ...

In a recent review published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, researchers reviewed existing data on psoriasis etiopathogenesis and treatment. Psoriasis is a prevalent, chronic, ...

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that speeds up the skin cell cycle, leading to inflammation, scaling, and visible lesions. There are five main types of psoriasis, including Plaque ...

Ear psoriasis is a chronic – meaning ongoing – skin condition that happens when your immune system reacts too strongly to protect against germs and other invaders. This causes dead skin cells to build ...

You’ve probably heard of psoriasis—the chronic inflammatory condition that can cause itchy, scaly patches on your skin. Less well-known is a rare form of the disease called pustular psoriasis, which ...

Cosentyx (secukinumab) is a prescription drug used to treat multiple conditions, including plaque psoriasis in adults and children ages 6 years and older. Cosentyx is not available as a generic or ...