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  • 2025-05-28
    Ah, summer. That glorious time of year when the sun is out, sleeves are off, and the great hunt for the perfect sunscreen begins. But before you slather yourself or your kids in SPF 50+, here’s your annual reminder: not all sunscreens are created ...
  • 2025-05-19
    We’ve spent the last year getting cozy with AI — asking it for advice, using it as a digital therapist, even calling it a friend. But what if the machine is learning faster — and thinking deeper — than we expected? In December 2024, a quiet but i...
  • 2025-05-14
    Guglielmo Marconi University in Rome — alma mater of our Board Chair Prof. Torello Lotti, teaching ground for our CEO Prof. Yan Valle, and the birthplace of World Vitiligo Day back in June 2012 — recently welcomed a summit of dermatologists, paedi...
  • 2025-05-11
    So, you read our deep dive on diet, the gut microbiome, and vitiligo (if not, check it out here), and you’re ready to give your gut some love. There’s just one hiccup: you’re not a fan of yogurt. We get it. Whether it’s the texture, the dairy, o...
  • 2025-05-10
    Scientists have long suspected a connection between gut bacteria and vitiligo, a condition causing skin pigmentation loss. While previous research hinted at a relationship, it wasn’t clear whether gut bacteria played a direct role. Now, two new s...
  • 2025-05-07
    Imagine trying to solve a complex puzzle for 60 years — only to realize the pieces keep changing shape. That’s a bit like the story of vitiligo research. Since 1963, scientists around the world have been piecing together the biology, psychology, a...
  • 2025-05-05
    Martha Stewart has built an empire on polish. From the perfect pie crust to manicured gardens and camera-ready place settings, she’s long been the personification of presentation. So when, at 83, she casually revealed that she’s had vitiligo for d...
  • 2025-05-02
    We used to think the brain was the lone wolf of the body — tucked away in its skull suite, directing traffic with no real input from the organs below. But science has been sketching a different picture: one where the gut, that messy microbial metr...
  • 2025-04-30
    As part of our ongoing responsibilities as a non-governmental organization in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), VRF has submitted its 2020–2024 Quadrennial Report. This consultative status (...
  • 2025-04-29
    Just finished reading “Vitiligo: Etiology and Cure” by Xinghong Yang (available here) — and I feel like I just wandered out of a medical conference and straight into a monastery. The paper is a bold fusion of immunology, emotional health, genetic...
  • 2025-04-25
    At the Vitiligo Research Foundation, we usually stick to the colorful world of skin science. But every now and then, it’s good to step off the beaten path — and peek into a much stranger reality quietly being shaped by AI. Think of this as your we...
  • 2025-04-24
    Vitiligo may be one of the oldest documented skin conditions in history, but for many patients today, the path to diagnosis and treatment still feels foggy. Enter: a new set of Canadian consensus guidelines that aim to bring clarity to this misun...
  • 2025-04-22
    Our exclusive analysis provides an in-depth understanding of the highly competitive landscape for vitiligo therapies, highlighting key biotech, pharma and AI companies involved in drug development and treatment, as well as clinical trial statuses,...
  • 2025-04-21
    Social media’s golden age may be behind us. With users spending less time on posts from friends and more time immersed in algorithmic content, the core promise of social platforms — connection and discovery — has quietly eroded. In its place, gen...
  • 2025-04-15
    Today marks a small but meaningful milestone in the journey of World Vitiligo Day. Our paper, World Vitiligo Day: A Model for Grassroots Medical Activism and Pharmaceutical Innovation, has just been published in Frontiers in Medicine. You can rea...
  • 2025-04-14
    The 14th edition of the Dermatological Spring of Iasi (Primăvara Dermatologică Ieșeană – PDI) wrapped up with its trademark blend of scientific depth, collegial spirit, and a touch of Romanian charm. Held April 7–11, 2025, at the International Hot...
  • 2025-04-14
    Vitiligo, a condition commonly associated with skin discoloration, can also affect other melanocyte-rich areas in your body—including your inner ear. These color-producing cells play an unsung (but critical) role in our hearing abilities. Damage t...
  • 2025-04-04
    Let’s be honest: smooth skin feels amazing. Whether it’s for comfort, confidence, or just the luxury of that silky touch, hair removal is a routine many women embrace like clockwork. But if you’re one of the millions of women living with vitiligo,...
  • 2025-04-03
    In recent years, medical chatbots have evolved from clunky symptom checkers to pretty convincing digital confidants. Studies are piling up showing that AI assistants can now help with everything from triaging patients in emergency departments to o...
  • 2025-03-20
    Imagine waking up one morning to find new patches of your skin turning white, with no way to stop it. This is the reality for millions living with vitiligo. For years, treatments like steroids and phototherapy have offered only limited success. Bu...
  • 2025-03-17
    In the age of intelligent machines, a provocative question lingers: Do language models like ChatGPT truly understand the world, or are they just incredibly good at mimicking it? This debate is at the heart of artificial intelligence research, spa...
  • 2025-03-11
    The 2025 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in Orlando was many things — massive (close to 20,000 attendees), intense (so many tracks, so little time), and, for anyone involved in vitiligo, surprisingly hopeful. From AI-powered diagno...
  • 2025-03-10
    Vitiligo, an autoimmune disease that causes skin depigmentation, has seen exciting advancements in treatment research. This post, inspired by Yan Valle’s insights from the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology Congress in Orlando, FL, explores ongo...
  • 2025-03-09
    This post is a follow-up to "Vitiligo: The Silent Struggle That Extends to Sleep", where we explored how sleep disturbances can be yet another hidden challenge for those with vitiligo. But beyond just being a side effect, poor sleep can actively i...
  • 2025-03-03
    In late 2015, Yan Valle, CEO of the Vitiligo Research Foundation (VRF), unearthed what many in the vitiligo community had long dismissed as a myth: the National Vitiligo Control Act. For years, whispers of its existence circulated—a bill introduce...