In the diagnosis of skin conditions caused by parasitic mites, a recent research study has outlined distinct advantages in the use of confocal microscope over the usual light microscope.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sanofi have announced that a one-year Phase 3 study, known as LIBERTY AD CHRONOS, evaluating investigational dupilumab met its primary and key secondary...

There has been public concern about the safety of nanoparticle sunscreens, but the available evidence indicates that they are both effective and safe to use, according to a Perspective published in...

Potential exists to make more patients responsive to advanced treatments.Patients who don't respond to treatments that use their own immune cells to destroy tumors, called tumor infiltrating...

Investigators report on three-year follow-up of superficial BCC patients treated topically with non-surgical, noninvasive therapies in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Oncologists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have successfully treated a patient with metastatic melanoma by combining two different types of immunotherapy.

Scientists are developing a new photonics device that listens to light and could be capable of detecting skin cancer and other diseases more accurately than ever before, eliminating the need for...

Summer is around the corner - time for cookouts and sunbathing. But too much sun can result in sunburn, which is the main cause of skin cancer.

There is insufficient evidence to know whether dressings reduce the risk of wound infection after surgery and, in some cases, leaving a wound exposed may be better, say researchers in The BMJ.

English ivy's natural glue might hold the key to new approaches to wound healing, stronger armor for the military and maybe even cosmetics with better staying power.