Carol Cheng

For this category of patients, they are specifically, I would say, more girls than boys.

So a lot of these products contain active ingredients, glycolic acid, lactic acid. They contain retinols. These are often harsh on the skin. They can strip away oils, remove the top layers of the skin. I have seen patients that have had first-degree chemical burns from these products. This can cause long-term hypopigmentation, so lighter or darker discolouration.

So what can be done to prevent children from using the wrong products for their skin?

It is already making a difference to my hands in particular and I'm not taking as many painkillers. Sometimes my joints are quite swollen and they're not now. Professor Isaac's explanation is this is a one-off procedure. So if it works, that's it. I am hoping that somewhere down the line I will be told I can stop the immunosuppressants. because I shouldn't need them any further.

And I hope that I will be pain-free. I also hope that this study will result in the process being rolled out and taken on to the next stage, when it can be applied more generally to other people who have autoimmune diseases.

Still to come... It is already making a difference to my hands in particular and I'm not taking as many painkillers. Sometimes my joints are quite swollen and they're not now.

Well, yeah, I think we're Americans, and even if we didn't vote for him, that's why we live in America, because everyone votes and you don't get your way all the time. So, yes, we all hope for the best.

Yes, I do.

Still to come in this podcast... It's possible that in some galaxy a long way away, life like us formed earlier than we thought. It's kind of mind-boggling that we're even able to learn things like this.

It does mean that it's possible that in some galaxy a long way away, life like us formed earlier than we thought. It's kind of mind-boggling that we're even able to learn things like this. So I think it's exciting.