"This discovery will enable us to determine why white patches continue to persist in stable vitiligo disease, which could lead to new therapeutics..."

New research documents Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins lining up to treat skin conditions by rubbing against corals. Analysis of the corals backs them up.

"If melanoma is being over-diagnosed, it means that too many people are getting the scary news that they have cancer..."

A study in mice identifies a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells that transmit the sensation known as pleasant touch.

In a study cohort of 600 patients, 95% of Merkel cell carcinoma recurrences happened in the first three years, report researchers.

Steering clear of mosquito bites this spring and summer may depend on a seemingly surprising choice: Leave your red clothes in the closet.

A look at skin color and skin tone diversity in anatomical diagrams in human sexuality textbooks finds a lack of darker skin tones.

A new study of women in Puerto Rico finds an association between more sun exposure and lower risk of breast cancer.

A new wearable sensor can detect multiple chronic wound biomarkers in real time and doctors can check results remotely.

"The finger snap occurs in only seven milliseconds, more than twenty times faster than the blink of an eye, which takes more than 150 milliseconds."