There are medical terms for various parts of your skin. Here's a rough guide to what those terms mean. Stratum corneum: The outer layer of dead skin The stratum corneum contains dead skin cells ...

There are more than 200 different types of cancer and experts say there are some early warning signs people are "most likely ...

Skin pH is historically measured using electrodes. Learn how assessing skin symptoms and knowing your skin type provide clues ...

It has been very difficult to study how the human skin develops, as animal models have key differences. As part of the Human Cell Atlas, a team of researchers is focused on studying how human skin ...

A new human skin atlas and skin organoid could revolutionize treatments for skin disorders and enhance regenerative medicine ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that senescent cells — non-dividing "zombie" cells — accumulate in the skin as people age and may influence aging in other parts of the body. Their recent ...

Take a skin graft from another part of your body to help cover the wound ... Mohs surgery has the highest cure rate of all treatments for basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas — more than ...

The skin atlas resource has been created as part of the Human Cell Atlas, which aims to map all cell types in the human body. Elena Winheim, PhD, at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, commented ...

Mayo Clinic's recent study reveals that senescent cells in the skin, commonly dismissed as merely cosmetic concerns, could ...

People living with the disease have been given hope of lifelong relief by a new cell therapy which has had successful results ...

These insights could be used to create new hair follicles in regenerative medicine and skin transplants for burn victims. As part of the Human Cell Atlas, which is mapping all cell types in the ...