When the skin is injured, a stem cell’s survival instincts kick in. New research reveals that a simple amino acid, serine, ...

Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins ...

When stress hits, hair stem cells switch from growing hair to repairing skin, offering new insights into how our bodies ...

Perhaps best known as a immune-system boost or antidote to scurvy, vitamin C has been found to rejuvenate aging skin by reactivating genes responsible for cell growth. By promoting DNA demethylation, ...

The skin has two types of adult stem cells: epidermal and hair follicle. Their jobs seem well-defined: maintaining the skin, ...

Your brain and skin are interconnected—and when a disorder affects both, treatment must involve a multidisciplinary approach.

Aging is natural, but daily habits shape how we age. Balanced nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress control, and social ...

Many tribes in Assam, Arunachal and Northeast India use more than 800 herbal plants for wound healing, many of which are ...

The hair follicle is a major repository for epidermal stem cells. Learning more about the processes that regulate the differentiation of these cells will improve the prospects for skin replacement ...

Glial cells play an important role in supporting the body's nervous system. Several types of glial cells exist. Learn more here.

New research into the anatomy of blue sharks reveals a unique nanostructure in their skin that produces their iconic blue ...

For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these ...