Malassezia yeasts have been found in human dandruff, deep-sea vents, and pretty much everywhere in between.

Can spiders be carriers of human pathogens? Can they provoke an infection through a break in the skin?

The annual U.S. cost of psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin condition, was estimated to be between $112 billion and $135 billion in 2013, according to a review article published online by JAMA...

UC Irvine scientists studying the role of circadian rhythms in skin stem cells found that this clock plays a key role in coordinating daily metabolic cycles and cell division.

New research in mice shows that the immune system in the skin develops distinct responses to the various microbes that naturally colonize the skin, referred to as commensals.

When it comes to skin infections, a healthy and robust immune response may depend greatly upon what lies beneath.

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine say they have developed a safe and effective skin patch to deliver a drug that enhances the healing of diabetes-related ulcers.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Opdivo (nivolumab), a new treatment for patients with unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) or metastatic (advanced)...

Galderma Laboratories, L.P. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Soolantra® (ivermectin) Cream, 1% for the once-daily topical treatment of inflammatory...

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd has announced that the European Commission has ratified the recommendation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), granting marketing approval under exceptional...