When the skin is injured, a stem cell’s survival instincts kick in. New research reveals that a simple amino acid, serine, ...

Now, researchers say it helps prevent skin thinning by directly activating genes that control skin cell growth and development. "Vitamin C seems to influence the structure and function of epidermis, ...

An enzyme expressed by skin cells could be helpful in the management of non-healing skin wounds and ulcers, according to ...

In a new paper appearing in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, a leading scientific publication in the field of research on skin and connective tissue, The Hormel Institute, University of ...

The skin has two types of adult stem cells: epidermal and hair follicle. Their jobs seem well-defined: maintaining the skin, ...

An enzyme expressed by skin cells could be helpful in the management of non-healing skin wounds and ulcers, according to ...