When an 84-year-old man in Hong Kong went to hospital with an enlarged prostate, doctors were startled to see that his skin — and even the whites of his eyes — had turned silver-grey. A deeper ...

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee met Friday to figure out ways to make pulse oximeters more accurate when doing readings on darker skin both in hospitals and at home, after research ...

From diet-related carotenemia to certain chemicals, vitamins, and health conditions, heres what might be behind the color change and when to call your doctor. Glowing skin is often hailed as a sign of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. You might not realize this, but quickly changing colors, as ...

When she was diagnosed with cancer in July 2020, 28-year-old Natasha Allen knew her life would change. But there was one particular physical change that she wasn't expecting—the loss of melanin in her ...

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 ...