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OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [ 3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [ 4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
Tea and toast syndrome. Tea and toast syndrome is a form of malnutrition commonly experienced by elderly people who are unable to prepare meals and tend to themselves. The term is not intrinsic to tea or bread products only; rather, it describes limited dietary patterns which lead to reduced calories resulting in a deficiency of vitamins and ...
Specialty. Dermatology. Psychiatry. Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused. [ 4][ 5]
For people in their mid-40s, the study detailed significant changes in molecules related to alcohol, caffeine and fat metabolism, heart disease and skin and muscle.
An anti-aging therapy led to an extension of life by 25% in a new animal study. The treatment significantly decreased cancer-related deaths and reduced various diseases associated with fibrosis ...
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An aging-associated disease (commonly termed age-related disease, ARD) is a disease that is most often seen with increasing frequency with increasing senescence. They are essentially complications of senescence, distinguished from the aging process itself because all adult animals age ( with rare exceptions) but not all adult animals experience ...
Atopic dermatitis. Atopic dermatitis ( AD ), also known as atopic eczema, is a long-term type of inflammation of the skin. [ 2] AD is also often called simply eczema but the same term is also used to refer to dermatitis, the larger group of skin conditions. [ 2][ 5] AD results in itchy, red, swollen, and cracked skin. [ 2]