Researchers from Okayama University of Science discovered taste receptors (TAS2Rs) in the skin that detect and expel harmful ...

She tells The Scientist over email that “the fibroblasts are mainly viewed as the cell that provides structural support, especially for deeper layers of skin, so it’s not the first cell type that ...

Scientists are getting into the epidermis to explore how skin and nerve cells interact. “The skin is basically the window to the outside,” said Kathryn Albers, a neuroscientist at the University of ...

Skin stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells present in the adult skin, which can self-renew and differentiate into different cell lineages of the skin. Skin stem cells are active during skin ...

A new procedure enables researchers to generate skin from undifferentiated cells. As well as a tool for studying how skin develops, these skin organoids could be used as a source for grafts as ...

Skin cancer -- abnormal cell changes in the outer layer of skin -- is by far the most common cancer in the world. When it comes to your health and skin cancer, it's a good idea to be proactive ...