A new study links defective epithelial barriers to a rise in almost two billion allergic, autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and psychiatric diseases.

Over-the-counter antibiotic ointments may not be the healers we thought. They may even slow healing of scrapes, cuts, and other minor skin lacerations.

Damage from wildfire smoke may extend to the largest organ in the human body and our first line of defense against outside threats: the skin.

Cracking the mystery of how squids evolved to control their skin's color and brightness could lead to color-shifting camouflage.

The bellies of sidewinders are studded with tiny pits and have few, if any, of the tiny spikes found on the bellies of other snakes, research finds.

A new microneedle patch is low cost and easy to use. But another feature may offer it's biggest advantage for some: It's almost completely pain-free.

A particular diet and an ingredient in sunscreen called benzophenone-3 may have a role in breast cancer tumor development, new research with mice indicates.

There's growing evidence that Bartonella infection can involve skin lesions and mental symptoms, report researchers.

"Interstitial fluid originates in the blood and then leaks out of capillaries to bring nutrients to cells in the body's tissues." New microneedles can sample it for testing.

A new wound-healing hydrogel kickstarts the adaptive immune system to trigger regenerative wound healing, leaving behind stronger and healthier healed skin.