From babyhood to adulthood, the bacteria and fungi on your skin help train your immune system—but when that balance tips, chronic inflammation can follow. This new review reveals how and why. Study: ...

Researchers in Japan are exploring a future where the body itself becomes a health monitor, no screens or batteries required.

Scientists have uncovered how too much sunlight can flip a hidden switch inside skin cells that makes inflammation spiral out of control and increases the risk of cancer. Their research reveals that ...

Researchers have found that serum from younger blood can be combined with bone marrow cells and injected into older skin cells, producing rejuvenating effects. This is known as heterochronic ...

People go to great lengths to maintain youthful-looking skin with masks, creams and serums. Now, researchers have discovered compounds with anti-aging properties hidden beneath our own skin. The three ...

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Senescent skin cells—sometimes dubbed “zombie cells”—have long posed a paradox. These cells, which stop dividing yet refuse to die, can aid in wound healing and immune responses but also drive chronic ...