The epidermis is the outermost of three main skin layers. The outermost one is called the epidermis. It’s thin but durable and acts as a protective barrier between your body and the world around you.

New research has, for the first time, discovered hemoglobin in the uppermost layer of human skin, and found that it helps protect against damage. The findings provide important insights into skin ...

Philadelphia, November 17, 2023 – Researchers have shown for the first time that hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells where it binds oxygen, is also present in the epidermis, our skin's ...

Figure 1: Brassinosteroid biosynthesis and perception in the epidermis is sufficient to rescue dwarfism. Figure 2: Brassinosteroid signalling from the epidermis restores the number of vascular bundles ...

Researchers have identified a new stem cell population in the skin epidermis responsible for tissue repair. The skin, which is an essential barrier that protects our body against the external ...

The epidermis (outer layer of the skin) has three stem cell niches. The first two are the bulge region of the hair follicle and the basal layer of the interfollicular epidermis (IFE). The final stem ...

Researchers have discovered that haemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells that binds oxygen, is also present in the epidermis, our skin's outermost bodily tissue. Discovery of haemoglobin in ...

Skin can either be thin or thick. Thin skin covers most of the body and can vary in thinness, with the thinnest skin covering the eyelids. Thick skin is present on the soles of the feet and palms of ...