Ointment containing DNA molecules can combat allergic contact dermatitis

[0x70dd]

I have a severe form of allergic dermatitis that I've been trying to get under control for close to 10 years now. At one point to it so bad I couldn't take a shower without being in excruciating pain, I couldn't sleep, I could barely go through the day. The problem with all of the existing treatments, including the latest generation of monoclonal antibodies and JAK inhibitors is that they downregulate your immune system and they make you more sensitive to allergens if you discontinue the treatment. The only thing that made me better over time was stopping all drugs (including topical ones). It got worse for close to a year, but in 2-3 years my skin "healed". I'm still allergic and do get rashes occasionally, but I'm way less sensitive now.

[jasfi]

Have you tried zinc? It sounds like you must have after going through all those medical treatments.

[sho]

I've been trying to level up my pop sci medical reading the last few months, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's that our understanding of the human body, how it works and how to fix it, is really still very basic. On the one hand, it's somewhat depressing how little we know and how blunt our tools remain. On the other, it's very exciting just how much of the field remains, frankly, wide open.

There's several medical revolutions just waiting to happen. The next few decades will, hopefully, be very interesting. If I was a young man, I would definitely be getting into biotechnology.

[RobotToaster]

Can I snort it for my hayfever?

[lawlessone]

Wonder what else we could do with this?

real tan without the risky UV exposure?

[m0llusk]

Wonder if this might help with mosquito bites also.

[egberts1]

Even women can inherit DNA from their many semen depositors.

Well, that being said, I would question the quality of the DNA of such skin cream too!

[zxexz]

Y'know, if worded differently, without misogynistic overtones, this could have been a good discussion. Please read the guidelines [0].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[rsynnott]

You really should be a little more sceptical about what you read.

[debacle]

> Even women can inherit DNA from their many semen depositors.

They can? That paper would interest me.

[ted_dunning]

Uh, that would be a no.

Inheritance doesn't work that way.