A team of evolutionary scientists, dermatologists and wildlife specialists affiliated with several institutions in Japan, ...

Engineered skin imitations containing living human cells have shown promising results in early testing, which paves the way for eliminating animal use in cosmetic and pharmaceutical testing.

University of Oregon researchers have uncovered a molecule produced by yeast living on human skin that showed potent antimicrobial properties against a pathogen responsible for a half-million ...

Empa researchers are developing a new hydrogel-based material that makes it possible to engineer artificial skin tissues, which can serve as living three-dimensional models of human skin for ...

Even compared to chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, humans' scrapes and cuts tend to stick around for more than twice ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Researchers have developed a fish-based hydrogel to create an artificial skin model that mimics human skin's structure and function. This hydrogel, derived from ...

Exosomes are protein-covered messenger cells that trigger all kinds of processes in the body — from wound healing to ...

Researchers have created a map of human skin that uses genomics and other technologies to understand how skin forms and the mechanisms behind skin disorders. The findings could be used to create ...

Learn how indoor air pollutants, dry air, and VOCs may accelerate skin aging—and what you can do to protect your skin from ...

Unlike the previously known copy of the book, "An Authentic and Faithful History of the Mysterious Murder of Maria Marten" by James Curtis, which was completely covered in human skin, the new find ...