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Researchers at the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside have discovered previously unrecognized immune surveillance structures in the skin. Found within hair follicles, the cells resemble M (microfold) ...
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A research team at Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin has developed a test that can determine a person's chronotype based on their hair roots. It is intended to lay the foundation for circadian medicine—that is, medicine ...
Apr 1, 2026
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Scientists have identified the transporter protein that allows essential fats in the bloodstream to enter the skin, reshaping understanding of how the skin maintains its protective barrier.
Mar 23, 2026
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Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes embedded in the skin and the soft tissue underneath. The outer skin layer, known as the epidermis, has ...
Jan 24, 2026
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Removing part or all of the breast during breast cancer treatment is a potential outcome for some people. Reconstructive surgical procedures often involve prosthetic implants or transplanted tissue from elsewhere in the body. ...
Jan 5, 2026
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It's well known that stress can trigger hair loss. A new paper explores how this happens and how our response to stress can have long-term consequences for our scalps, research that may eventually yield insights into autoimmune ...
Dec 3, 2025
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At 47 years of age, Emi Bossio was feeling good about where she was. She had a successful law practice, two growing children and good health. Then she developed a nagging cough. The diagnosis to come would take her breath ...
Oct 8, 2025
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Imagine two scenarios. In the first, you're hiking uphill on a warm day, beads of sweat rolling down your forehead. In the second, you've just remembered you have an exam tomorrow and now the palms of your hands are cold ...
Oct 8, 2025
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Researchers have created what could be called "skin in a syringe." The gel containing live cells can be 3D printed into a skin transplant, as shown in a study conducted on mice. This technology may lead to new ways to treat ...
Aug 12, 2025
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Aging skin stretches, contracts and buckles under pressure—and that's how wrinkles form, according to new experimental evidence from scientists at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Jul 22, 2025
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