Human skin cells have been used to produce fertilizable eggs in a proof-of-concept study that heralds a potential new approach to infertility treatment. While much more research is needed to know how ...

Geroscience examines the underlying biology of aging to delay chronic diseases and extend the healthy years of human life.

Almost everyone carries microscopic mites on their skin. They live inside pores and hair follicles, feeding on skin oils and ...

Gene-editing tools like CRISPR have unlocked new treatments for previously uncurable diseases. Now, researchers at the University of British Columbia are extending those possibilities to the skin for ...

Growing cells in the laboratory is an art that humans have mastered decades ago. Recreating entire three-dimensional tissues is much more challenging. Researchers are developing a new hydrogel-based ...

Japanese researchers have found that vitamin C can thicken skin by switching on genes that boost skin cell growth, helping reverse age-related thinning. It works by reactivating DNA through a process ...

An artificial skin model, with growing hair follicles and immune cells, has been developed by researchers in Australia, who say it is the first time that a fully functioning analogue of human skin has ...

From babyhood to adulthood, the bacteria and fungi on your skin help train your immune system—but when that balance tips, chronic inflammation can follow. This new review reveals how and why. Study: ...

Guests can now discover the wonders of their own personal armor at the Science Museum of Minnesota’s latest exhibit, “Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity.” It features multiple specimens and ...