Scientists have discovered that the same receptors responsible for detecting bitter flavors on our tongues are also present ...

In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells ...

How certain foods might be causing your breakouts and learn how to identify and eliminate these hidden skin triggers for a ...

About 20 years ago, scientists discovered that skin cells could be converted into pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can ...

How to get glowing skin for spring and repair winter damage - The best products to use if winter has dulled your sparkle ...

Working with mouse cells, the researchers developed a conversion method that is highly efficient and can produce more than 10 neurons from a single skin cell. If replicated in human cells, this ...

A face full of freckles, or “angel kisses,” as Grandma may have called them. The spots are like snowflakes—no two are the ...

Skin cancer incidence is rising, largely due to prolonged UV exposure. Vitamin D, produced by sun exposure, may help prevent skin cancer by promoting ...

Merkel cell carcinoma, also known as neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, is a rare but aggressive type of skin cancer. It usually looks like a raised red or pinkish sore and can show up on your ...

A new process for converting skin cells to neurons directly could make it easier to develop therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.

Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord injuries ...