A peculiar skin transformation is affecting millions of people worldwide, turning the outermost layer of healthy skin into a sponge-like structure that triggers relentless itching, mysterious rashes, ...

A team of mechanical engineers from University College Dublin has analysed the mechanical properties of skin removed from cadavers to settle a debate that has perplexed anatomists for 150 years.

Researchers found that black ginseng extract may help counter inflammation-driven skin aging by influencing molecular pathways linked to collagen degradation.

The formation of a skin fold named a rete ridge reveals how simple architectural changes reshape tissue mechanics and signalling routes to make a different type of skin structure. Read the paper: Rete ...

The secret to youthful appearance and repairing scars may lie in a microscopic skin structure humans share with pigs and grizzly bears - but, surprisingly, not monkeys. While it had been thought these ...

In a world first, researchers have printed multi-layered, living skin directly onto significant injuries in rats for scar-free skin repair. It's not sci-fi – they're genuinely 3D-printing skin (and ...