New research has, for the first time, discovered hemoglobin in the uppermost layer of human skin, and found that it helps protect against damage. The findings provide important insights into skin ...
Precision skin care aims to tap new insights in AI, skin biology and aging to preserve and even restore skin vitality ...
Review of the emerging understanding of trained immunity in the skin and how infection-driven cellular processes induce long-lasting immune adaptation and modulate skin barrier integrity.
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Beneath the Surface: The Structure of Your Epidermis

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The dermis—the mid-layer of skin containing hair follicles, blood vessels, and glands—is one of the body’s best defenses against infection and ...
The skin barrier is the outermost layer of the skin. Skin consists of three layers: the epidermis, the dermis, and the hypodermis, per Cleveland Clinic. The epidermis is the top layer of skin, and the ...
Japanese researchers have found that vitamin C can thicken skin by switching on genes that boost skin cell growth, helping reverse age-related thinning. It works by reactivating DNA through a process ...