Researchers at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and
Midwifery, at King's College London, have developed a
groundbreaking new garment for patients who suffer the rare skin
condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). (Media-Newswire.com) -
Researchers at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and
Midwifery, at King’s College London, have developed a
groundbreaking new garment for patients who suffer the rare skin
condition Epidermolysis Bullosa ( EB ). Skinnies WEB™, which
have been designed in partnership with EB patients, carers and
clinicians, a clothing designer and a manufacturer, will help to
reduce the burden of EB wounds on a day-to-day basis and
therefore greatly improve quality of life for patients. The
project was awarded the 2013 Guardian University Award for
Outstanding Research Impact last week. Epidermolysis Bullosa is
a rare inherited skin condition that affects an estimated 1 in
17,000 people in the UK, according to DEBRA, the only national
charity dedicated to the condition. EB suffere