Skin, our largest organ, acts as a protective barrier against pathogens that try to invade our bodies while constantly ...

New research suggests the skin does much more than detect damage or keep pathogens out. By tracing how skin cells respond to ...

The bacteria that live on your skin could be playing a role in protecting you from the sun's harmful UV rays, scientists have discovered. In response to solar ultraviolet radiation, our skin cells ...

Far from just embarrassing adolescents, acne is an annoying part of pretty much everyone’s lives, and in some cases can get serious. Now, scientists have demonstrated an intriguing new way to fight it ...

It sounds a bit like something out of science fiction, but a topical vaccine that is rubbed on the skin is now closer to reality than ever before. In a new study led by Stanford University scientists, ...

Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, infects an estimated 390 million people and causes around 20,000 deaths worldwide ...

Researchers in Europe have developed a unique weapon against one of humanity’s most frustrating and ubiquitous skin ailments. Rather than relying on cleaners, creams, ointments, or oral antibiotics, ...

Ian Myles receives funding from the Department of Intramural Research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He is the author of, and receives royalties for, the book GATTACA ...

A bathroom sink goes through a lot of wear and tear, as it is used many times throughout the day. Naturally, it can be disconcerting to find black slime in a bathroom sink. So, what is this black ...