Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...

Skin tags tend to arise in areas of the skin that are prone to friction, such as the underarms, neck, inner thighs, and sometimes, under the breasts, says Shastry. They can sometimes cause irritation ...

Objective Metabolic reprogramming plays a critical role in modulating the innate and adaptive immune response, but its role ...

A common antihistamine may offer hope for patients with a rare genetic disease that can lead to severe liver damage and ...

The surprising paradigm shift could lead to much more protective sunscreens and effective skin treatments.

The pair had helped identify a still-unnamed disease, which they had tied to a particular gene and to a particular somatic mutation—a genetic change that had not been passed down from a parent and was ...

Discover how a common rash could be a sign of rosacea, a chronic condition affecting millions, and what new treatments can offer relief.

Some can be life threatening. Some skin disorders have situational causes, while others may be genetic. While most skin disorders are minor, others can indicate a more serious issue. Contact a ...

By modifying 20 regions of the genome, scientists successfully bred mice with two male parents and raised them to maturity.

Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), or butterfly disease, affects 1 in 50,000 people, causing fragile skin that blisters easily, ...

Researchers find that allergy medicine could help patients with a rare genetic disease avoid liver transplants.