Skin disease encompasses a wide range of ailments that affect the skin, including infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, allergic reactions, skin malignancies, and parasites. These diseases ...

Recognizing that skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and hidradenitis suppurativa present differently in skin of color can prevent delays in diagnosis and treatment, explained James ...

There are two types of skin pigmentation disorders: hyperpigmentation, in which the skin produces too much melanin, and hypopigmentation, in which the skin produces too little melanin. Skin ...

When including patients who had a mole check or cancer screening, the proportion of patients with at least 1 dermatological condition or disease increased to 47%; both non-melanoma and melanoma skin ...

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021 reported 44.84 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) because of skin and subcutaneous diseases. Researchers utilized data from the GBD Study 2021 ...

Excoriation disorder, also known as dermatillomania, is a skin-picking condition. People with excoriation disorder will pick, scrape, rub, scratch, or pull at their skin, sometimes to the point where ...

Gene-editing tools like CRISPR have unlocked new treatments for previously uncurable diseases. Now, researchers at the ...

Peyton Fleagle was just a toddler when his parents first noticed itchy scales appear on his skin. Eventually, the scales covered 95% of Peyton’s body. Fleagle, who is now 12, has a condition called ...

The central dogma proposed that genetic information predominantly transfers from DNA to RNA during gene expression to make a functional product protein. This absolute theory has been debunked because ...

Dermatologists share the most common skin conditions that worsen in the winter, plus tips for managing them.

The emerging field of psychodermatology reminds us that the connection between the brain and skin is not only real but significant. It focuses on the interplay between psychiatry and dermatology, ...

A global study finds that almost half of all people with conditions like atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and acne are unable to sleep well at night, which can leave them struggling to perform well at ...