An Australian-first study has found that certain natural fats which exist in the skin of babies, called lipids, are linked to ...

Zika Uses Human Skin as 'Mosquito Magnet' to Spread Virus Further Jan. 30, 2025 — Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect ...

Professor Im Joo Rhyu, director of the Korea University Graduate Program for Convergence & Translational Biomedicine and faculty member in the Department of Anatomy, led a study investigating the ...

Alterations in the skin will affect the overall wellbeing of an individual. Knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the skin is essential to accurate patient assessment. Functions of the skin ...

While human skin shares gel-like characteristics, it has unique qualities that are very hard to replicate. It combines high stiffness with flexibility, and it has remarkable self-healing capabilities, ...

US entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has come under fire after he shared a creative depiction of the human vascular system ... I think it looks better with the skin on. Just my preference," a user ...

“Beautiful” to American entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, social media users were creeped out by the visual representation of the biohacker's post on the human vascular system. Johnson, known for ...

The entrepreneur shared an artistic version of the human vascular system and labelled it “beautiful.” However, the visual didn’t sit well with everyone, and most found it “disturbing.” ...

Despite taking a step back from her long-running medical drama, Grey's Anatomy to pursue outside ... of a project that shines a light on how 'human beings look at people' and 'judge them ...

Sometimes referred to as the horny layer of the skin, the stratum corneum is composed mainly of lipids (fats) and keratin, the protein comprising human hair and nails, as well as structures such as ...

As expected, both the Human Torch and the Thing received comic book-based costumes alongside their debut. All members of the Fantastic Four share a comic book-based skin. The costume references ...

Retinoids have long been popular for their ability to both speed up skin cell turnover and stimulate collagen production, contributing to firmer, smoother skin over time. But they can come with ...