Ocean Swimming Alters Skin Microbiome, Increasing Vulnerability to Infection
Swimming in the ocean alters the skin microbiome and may increase the likelihood of infection, according to new ...
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A Common Skin Bacterium Put Children With Severe Eczema at Higher Risk of Food Allergy
Scientists from King's College London have found that young children with severe eczema infected with Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bacterium, are at a ...
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New Findings Could Lead to Improved Vaccinations Against Sexually Transmitted Infections
In a new study, researchers show how skin vaccination can generate protective CD8 T-cells that are recruited to the genital tissues and could be used ...
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How a Member of a Family of Light-Sensitive Proteins Adjusts Skin Color
Researchers have found that opsin 3 -- a protein closely related to rhodopsin, the protein that enables low-light vision -- has a role in adjusting the amount of pigment ...
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'Virtual biopsy' device to detect skin tumors
Using sound vibrations and pulses of near-infrared light, a Rutgers University scientist has developed a new "virtual biopsy" device that can quickly determine a skin lesion's depth and potential malignancy without using a scalpel.
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