A surprisingly small detail in the skin may play an outsized role in how young skin looks and how well it repairs scars. Researchers say the clue is a microscopic structure found in humans, pigs, and ...

Microscopic mites are part of human biology. Some live harmlessly in our pores but others can trigger allergies, inflammation ...

The secret to youthful appearance and repairing scars may lie in a microscopic skin structure humans share with pigs and ...

A small team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., in conjunction with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), have developed a novel ...

Tiny folds anchoring human skin, called 'rete ridges,' form soon after birth. They show an early-life window that could reshape aging.

A new solution that could overcome the limitations of conventional hair-loss treatments is emerging. Heavy and rigid helmet-type phototherapy devices may soon become a thing of the past. A joint ...

That seemingly minor bump or barely noticeable tingle might reveal something far more significant than it appears. Herpes, one of the most common viral infections worldwide, presents a unique public ...

The aptamers (here marked in pink) were applied to the top layer of the skin in the form of an ointment and also penetrate into the deeper dermal layers (nucleus: blue; antigen-presenting cells: green ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University researchers say the secret to possibly reversing or slowing skin aging and improving wound and scar repair could lie in the microscopic skin structure that ...