Sensory neurons play a crucial role in the perception of "hot" and "cold”. They express a group of ion channels called thermosensitive TRP channels. For example, TRPV1 (activated above 43°C) and TRPM8 ...

Psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by dry and scaly skin lesions, affects about 7.5 million people in the United States. Psoriasis results from abnormal proliferation of ...

Axolotl is an animal model widely used in dermatology research due to its transparent ‘glass skin.’ A study by researchers from Okayama University, Japan, discovered that healthy collagen fibers, ...

Two recent studies reveal how skin forms differently across different areas of the body from the face and underarms to the palms of our hands and feet. By profiling the changes in skin, researchers ...

A large Medicare cohort study found that the most common locations of procedurally treated keratinocyte cancers in the US were the head and/or neck for both squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Melanocyte keratinocyte transplantation can yield significant repigmentation ranging from 70% to 100%. The ...

Immunosuppressed organ-transplant recipients have an increased incidence of, and mortality from, skin cancer. Nicotinamide (vitamin B 3) enhances the repair of ultraviolet (UV) radiation–induced DNA ...

Study of Mohs patients finds keratinocyte carcinoma quality of life is most strained emotionally and by appearance, with younger age, female sex, and higher field cancerization linked to worse scores.

Proteomic profiling reveals molecular clusters and severity biomarkers in bullous pemphigoid, highlighting disease ...

A Johns Hopkins Medicine study involving a dozen people with the inflammatory skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which mostly affects skin folds, is believed to be the first to ...