A tiny structure hidden beneath the skin may hold clues to smoother skin and better healing. New research shows this feature ...

The secret to youthful appearance and repairing scars may lie in a microscopic skin structure humans share with pigs and ...

They observed the structure of pressure receptors called Merkel disks at the dermal-epidermal interface of human skin; these pressure receptors play a significant role in touch sensitivity. They noted ...

Zoom in on your skin, and you will see several tiny structures. This section of human skin shows a detailed view of both hair follicles and sweat glands. Zoom in on your skin, and you will see several ...

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.

Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate high stiffness or natural skin's self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers has developed a hydrogel with a unique ...

The study has been published in Science Signaling and looks at what actually happens when a cell turns into a cancer cell. We have been studying one of the cells' signalling pathways, the so-called ...