A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered the atomic structure of a protein complex pivotal to ...

Vitamin C prevents age-related thinning of the skin by switching on genes that promote skin cell growth, a new study has found. The research, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, ...

Ceramides play an important role in the structure and barrier function of the skin, such as preventing moisture loss and protecting against environmental damage. Although the body produces ...

When wounds of intermediate depth occur, hair-follicle stem cells migrate to the wound and adopt the function, form, and gene-expression pattern of epidermal stem cells. However, a mouse model show ...

Nicotine promotes apoptosis — cell death — in these cells, damages blood vessels in the skin, and reduces blood flow. Additionally, nicotine changes the structure and function of skin fibroblasts.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have identified three subtypes of senescent skin cells with distinct shapes, biomarkers, and functions-an advance that could equip scientists with the ...

Research from the Babraham Institute has developed a method to 'time jump' human skin cells by 30 years, turning back the aging clock for cells without losing their specialized function.