Zoom in on your skin, and you will see several tiny structures. This section of human skin shows a detailed view of both hair follicles and sweat glands. Zoom in on your skin, and you will see several ...

They observed the structure of pressure receptors called Merkel disks at the dermal-epidermal interface of human skin; these pressure receptors play a significant role in touch sensitivity. They noted ...

Researchers from Aalto University and the University of Bayreuth have developed self-healing gel technology similar to human skin. This is the first time that a hydrogel has been produced that ...

It’s the face of the future. A team of scientists unveiled a robot face covered with a delicate layer of living skin that heals itself and crinkles into a smile in hopes of developing more human-like ...

For the first time, scientists have found that toxic "forever" chemicals can pass through human skin and enter into our bloodstream. The findings raise new questions about the safety of these ...

In January of 1869, Dr. John Stockton Hough stooped over an autopsy table to examine the emaciated corpse of Mary Lynch. When Dr. Hough opened Lynch's chest cavity to inspect her tuberculosis-wracked ...