• Question: What are you trying to find a cure for? i.e. eczema

    Asked by Germ Buster 1 to Hephzi, Imogen on 6 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by Dr paige.
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      Hephzi Tagoe answered on 6 Mar 2015:

      @Germ Buster 1. The exact condition I’m hoping my work will help find a cure for is called “Ichthyiosis”. You may have a look on google images (beware though, it’s quite grim as babies are born with it). My first stage is to find the mechanism causing the scaly skin (this is known as hyperkeratosis) and then move on from there.
      Eczema is just an example of another milder condition where you get hyperkeratosis (over production of skin cells)

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