Johns Hopkins Medicine: Age-Related Changes in Skin May Contribute to Melanoma Metastases
March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release:
Age-related changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic skin cancer in older people, according to research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
The study, published March 12 in Nature Aging, shows that increased stiffness in aging skin increases the release of a protein called I . . .
Age-related changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic skin cancer in older people, according to research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
The study, published March 12 in Nature Aging, shows that increased stiffness in aging skin increases the release of a protein called I . . .