The head of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases was a leader in the study of skin-based immunology.

Fish scales follow a model famed computer scientist Alan Turing developed to describe patterns observed in other animals’ feathers, spines, and scales.

Micrometer-scale fractures in elephant skin results from the way the epidermis grows.

The compound engages with a receptor in hair follicle cells and prevents skin cells from dying.

With a built-in supply of a powerful cocaine-chomping enzyme, the transplant might also curb addiction.

A new study reveals that a constant stream of ink-gobbling immune cells helps hold tattoos in place.

The mini-organs reproduce the two cell layers present in mouse skin and the development of hair follicles, providing a potential model for skin and hair research.

A combination gene-and-cell therapy has given a boy with a grievous skin disease a new lease on life, and resolved a dermatology debate to boot.

After an initial wounding, genes needed for repair remain ready for action.