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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.
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]
The study — published Aug. 14 in the journal Nature Aging — analyzed over 135,000 types of molecules affected by aging in 108 adults aged 25 to 75. These molecules were tracked for age-related ...
Previous research showed that resting energy use, or metabolic rate, didn’t change from ages 20 to 60. The new study’s findings don't contradict that. The new study’s findings don't ...
Alfred Blaschko, a private practice dermatologist from Berlin, first described and drew the patterns of the lines of Blaschko in 1901. He obtained his data by studying over 140 patients with various nevoid and acquired skin diseases and transposed the visible patterns the diseases followed onto dolls and statues, then compiled the patterns onto a composite schematic of the human body.
Certain conditions related to your nerves, like the following, may delay or prevent climax: Spinal cord injuries. Multiple sclerosis. Nerve damage brought on by diabetes. Complications due to ...
Ozempic butt is not an official medical diagnosis. The medication that inspired the term, Ozempic, is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat Type 2 diabetes. Its active ...
After 16 weeks, the men who used the 5% minoxidil displayed a statistically significant increase in new hair growth and a reduced degree of hair loss compared to those who were treated using the ...