Investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that the protein Piezo1 controls skin growth by detecting when ...

Find out what you need to know about the integumentary system and discover how it may affect your health.

Dermis —Under the epidermis is the second layer of skin, called the dermis. It is packed full of the components that skin uses to function as an organ system. This layer contains the collagen and ...

While topically-applied medications do help alleviate various skin conditions, they would be even more effective if they could better penetrate the skin's surface. Newly developed nanoceramic ...

Imagine seeing your body from the inside out, a hidden world where more than 30 trillion cells are constantly renewing and regenerating to keep you alive. Men typically have around 36 trillion cells, ...

Using concanavalin A coupled to a sepharose column we attempted to isolate and characterize concanavalin A binding molecules from the epidermis of adult schistosomes. Our results indicate the presence ...

Scientists report that targeting vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) signaling in the epidermis prevents psoriasis development. VEGFA, the principal factor responsible for the formation ...

A microsomal fatty acid elongase activity measured in epidermis of rapidly expanding leek (Allium porrum L.) was 10-fold higher in specific activity than preparations from store-bought leek. These ...