Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that a gene long known for shaping the skin's physical barrier also plays a crucial role in building and maintaining the skin's ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Converting one type of cell to another — for example, a skin cell to a neuron — can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced into a “pluripotent” stem cell, ...

Integrative analysis of immune ecotypes in skin cancers highlights metabolic reprogramming and macrophage polarization as key ...

New research from scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) describes a process for converting skin cells directly into neurons that bypasses the induced pluripotent stem cell ...

A common strep throat infection can trigger guttate psoriasis by altering the behavior of key immune cells, according to a ...

Printing” skin grafts can improve patient quality of life after injury, but the technology faces barriers before it can become commercially available.

Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord injuries ...