Humans heal skin injuries significantly more slowly than certain primates. Evolutionary changes may explain the trade-off.

A book bound in the skin of one of the UK's most notorious murderers is to go on display after being found in a museum's office.

The human body plays host to many microbes, and the communities that these microorganisms form are known as microbiomes. There are some fungi, or yeast that are normal parts of the skin microbiome.

Curators think the volume's corners and spine are bound in the skin of William Corder, an infamous criminal who was convicted of murder in the late 1820s ...

A WOMAN who claims nobody noticed her has transformed her body with tattoos. Cigno, a former tech worker, has spent over £156,000 on ink – with tats everywhere including her armpits, cheeks and ...

The body part in question? Your feet ... Factors Influencing Microbiological Biodiversity of Human Foot Skin.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

It makes up about 15% of our body weight and protects us from ... emulates the layered and wrinkled structure of human skin. The project is part of the Swiss research initiative SKINTEGRITY.CH.

According to Dr Raja, a "sweet, fruity odour" might be a sign of diabetes. The sweet scent can indicate high levels of ...

But there’s one often-overlooked body part that deserves just as much attention. And chances are, you’re not washing it ...

Peptides are essentially proteins in your skin. Some hypotheses suggest they stimulate collagen and lead to skin regeneration. Get the details here.

University of Oregon researchers have uncovered a molecule produced by yeast living on human skin that showed potent ...