SAN DIEGO — Although it has been known for several years that more than 1000 species of bacteria from 19 different phyla inhabit the human skin — mainly the superficial epidermis and upper parts of ...

Spring is a season of reinvention. We swap heavy coats for light layers, refresh our playlists, and rediscover the simple joy of sunlit afternoons. But while we’re busy clearing out closets and ...

Comparing metagenomic profiles of the skin microbiome in immunosuppressed patients and those at high and low risk for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) revealed distinct expansions in fungal and ...

Dear Doctors: I saw where a doctor wrote a book about what happened to his skin when he stopped bathing for a few years. He said our skin has a microbiome, and he wanted to learn more about it. Is ...

This article is part of a special issue investigating key questions about skincare. Find the full series here. Look under the microscope at any square centimetre of human skin and you will find it ...

(A) Calcium fluorescent white fluorescent staining (× 1000). (B) Box-and-whisker plot of the α-diversity indices for richness of the bacterial communities on the operational taxonomic unit (out) level ...

The skin microbiome plays an important role in health and disease. Researchers have now substantiated that certain skin bacteria can protect us from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation specifically ...

The skin is more than an expression of your health and youthful good looks. It is your one and only barrier between the internal and external realms, keeping in the good things and barring the bad.