It is estimated there are at least two hundred million psoriasis patients in the world. That’s 200,000,000 people, or approximately 3% of people around the world who have psoriasis, which is near the most common…

Humans come in many shapes, colours and sizes, but at the DNA level, the genomes of any two people are more than 99% the same. The DNA contained within the chromosomes of each of your…

People with both mild and severe psoriasis have an increased risk of uveitis, a potentially severe eye inflammation. People with concurrent severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis have the highest risk for uveitis. Over the past…

Why do indigenous populations of South American Andes and indigenous Australian Aboriginals have little to no psoriasis in their populations yet their climates and terrain are vastly different? We investigate the worldwide prevalence and incidence…

What does cold weather, moving house and bone fractures have in common you may wonder? Each is known to contribute to psoriasis. Psoriasis is a multi-faceted disease and its origin and manifestation is an integration…

The effectiveness of psoriasis treatments needs to be balanced against the potentially harmful side effects. Conventional modern medicine prescribes long-term treatment, including systemic therapy (such as methotrexate) and biologic therapies (such as tumor necrosis factor…

After years of pointing the finger at my genetic gene pool for the genesis of my psoriasis, I may have it all wrong. Previous studies have supported the case that there is a greater likelihood…

There is life on our skin that isn’t us, and so we are not as human as we think. Our skin is covered in an array of life forms that have only recently been brought…