A surprisingly small detail in the skin may play an outsized role in how young skin looks and how well it repairs scars. Researchers say the clue is a microscopic structure found in humans, pigs, and ...

Microscopic mites are part of human biology. Some live harmlessly in our pores but others can trigger allergies, inflammation ...

Tiny folds anchoring human skin, called 'rete ridges,' form soon after birth. They show an early-life window that could reshape aging.

The aptamers (here marked in pink) were applied to the top layer of the skin in the form of an ointment and also penetrate into the deeper dermal layers (nucleus: blue; antigen-presenting cells: green ...

The secret to youthful appearance and repairing scars may lie in a microscopic skin structure humans share with pigs and grizzly bears—but, surprisingly, not monkeys.