A tiny structure hidden beneath the skin may hold clues to smoother skin and better healing. New research shows this feature forms after birth, not before, and scientists now know what controls it.

Tiny folds anchoring human skin, called 'rete ridges,' form soon after birth. They show an early-life window that could reshape aging.

(Nanowerk News) Human skin is amazing. It senses temperature, pressure, and texture. It’s able to stretch and spring back, time and again. And it provides a barrier between the body and bad things in ...

This figure illustrates the volcano-type trend between Pt-skin layer thickness and oxygen-reduction reaction performance. Mass activity peaks at two Pt layers, where the optimal interplay of strain ...

A new study by the Hebrew University has developed a rapid imaging method that reveals how drugs move through the skin, in just ten minutes. By combining mass spectrometry imaging with an automated ...