ANTONIO TORRES, A 24-year-old from Denver, used to spend six hours each day bathing and meticulously wrapping the red, raw skin along his shoulders and spine. “My wounds take up a large percentage of ...

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 ...

Researchers have identified a way of selectively eliminating the ‘bad’ immune cells that contribute to autoimmune skin diseases, while leaving the ‘good’ cells intact. The discovery could lead to ...

Seborrheic dermatitis is associated with other epithelial barrier diseases of the skin and beyond, including the respiratory, ...

The growing evidence that inflammation is a primary cause of aging skin supports ongoing efforts to study targeted ...

A cross-sectional pan-European study reports that a high prevalence of addictive behaviours is affected by sociodemographic and disease-related factors in patients with chronic skin diseases.

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 ...

Germany: Higher Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) scores were positively correlated with addictive behaviors, suggesting ...

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 ...

Gadgets are now a part of the everyday routine for us. Tablets, phones, and laptops not only tend to affect the posture and ...

Melasma is a skin condition with brown, blue, or freckle spots that form what is often called “the mask of pregnancy.” It’s a dark, mask-like mark that is common, painless, and typically goes away ...

At TU Wien, researchers are developing three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques that can be used to create living ...