Receiving a diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) can be an overwhelming experience, but it is important to remember ...

Many people are surprised to learn that our biggest organ is our skin. It protects the rest of the body from ultraviolet ...

An extensive family of proteins that gives human skin mechanical strength also appears to organize molecular signals that control skin cell activity, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center ...

The skin has two types of adult stem cells: epidermal and hair follicle. Their jobs seem well-defined: maintaining the skin, or maintaining hair growth. But as research from Rockefeller University has ...

The human skin, our body’s largest organ, serves as a protective barrier against harmful environmental elements. However, this same skin can fall victim to one of the most prevalent forms of cancer in ...

Basal cell skin cancer, the most common type, can easily be mistaken for a harmless pimple due to its appearance as a flesh-colored, pearl-like bump. Board-certified dermatologist Jenny Liu highlights ...