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A Chameleon-Inspired Smart Skin Changes Color in the Sun

September 11, 2019

New material could someday find applications in camouflage, signaling, and anti-counterfeiting

E-Bandage Generates Electricity, Speeds Wound Healing in Rats

December 31, 2018

A self-powered bandage has been developed that generates an electric field over an injury

Medication for Severe Acne Alters Skin Microbiome

December 31, 2018

Study raises potential for development of microbiome-based acne treatments

Machine Learning May Predict If You're in for a Healthy Old Age

December 22, 2018

Salk researchers analyze skin cells from more than 100 people of different ages to find molecular signatures that change as p...

Researchers Use Burn Victims' Own Cells to Regrow Skin up to 30 Percent Quicker

November 8, 2018

Currently, physicians remove burned skin and discard it. They add a collagen dressing to the burned site, and hope the new sk...

Mutations in This Molecule May Have Helped Mammoths Tolerate the Cold

August 27, 2018

3-D images of a skin molecule involved in temperature sensation could lead to new treatments for skin diseases

Maple Leaf Extract Could Nip Skin Wrinkles in the Bud

August 21, 2018

Maple trees are best known for their maple syrup and lovely fall foliage. But it turns out that the beauty of those leaves co...

New Sources of Melanin Pigment Shake up Ideas about Fossil Animals' Color

July 23, 2018

A team of paleontologists discovered new sources of the pigment melanin, calling for a rethink of how scientists reconstruct ...

Simplifying Skin Disease Diagnosis with Topical Nanotechnology

May 18, 2018

This vision of simplifying disease diagnosis using topically-applied nanotechnology could change the way skin diseases are di...

Researchers 3-D Print Electronics and Cells Directly on Skin

April 26, 2018

The technique could lead to new medical treatments for wound healing and direct printing of grafts for skin disorders

Scientists Mimic Neural Tissue in Army-Funded Research

March 19, 2018

The research lays the foundations for futuristic soft active matter with highly distributed and tightly integrated sensing, a...

Macrophages Could Be Key to Improving Tattoo Removal

March 6, 2018

Though a tattoo may be forever, the skin cells that carry the tattoo pigment are not

Beneficial Skin Bacteria Protect Against Skin Cancer

March 1, 2018

Science continues to peel away layers of the skin microbiome to reveal its protective properties

Hairy Skin Grown from Mouse Stem Cells

January 3, 2018

Although various methods of generating skin tissue in the lab have already been developed, their ability to imitate real skin...

Preventing Psoriasis with Vanillin

December 1, 2017

In a recent mouse study, researchers report that this compound could also prevent or reduce psoriatic skin inflammation...

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