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 ...

A Spelunker Thought She Found Trash in a Cave. It Was Actually Evidence of a Lost Civilization.

The functions of biomolecules, including lipids, nucleic acids and especially proteins are determined to a great extent by their structure. This structure–function relationship is a foundation of many ...

In our bodies, there are trillions of cells. From white blood cells to skin cells, each type has its own specific function which helps us perform tasks and survive. But what makes up these cells and ...

From building resilience to boosting repair, two experts share how to care for your skin before and during menopause.

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered a specialized population of neutrophils in the skin that produce extracellular matrix components, helping ...

Traditional methods for early detection of skin cancers still rely on visual inspection and biopsy of excised tissue samples, a time consuming and potentially imprecise process. A French team at Saint ...