In previous models of epidermal homeostasis, two different cell types are responsible for maintaining the cells that make up the mouse epidermis. Reporting in Nature, Clayton et al. now challenge this ...

New research has, for the first time, discovered hemoglobin in the uppermost layer of human skin, and found that it helps protect against damage. The findings provide important insights into skin ...

Researchers have identified a new stem cell population in the skin epidermis responsible for tissue repair. The skin, which is an essential barrier that protects our body against the external ...

The mechanisms underlying skin renewal are still poorly understood. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a protein involved in regulating inflammatory responses, could be a game changer. A team has observed it for ...

Researchers have discovered that haemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells that binds oxygen, is also present in the epidermis, our skin's outermost bodily tissue. Discovery of haemoglobin in ...

The epidermis (outer layer of the skin) has three stem cell niches. The first two are the bulge region of the hair follicle and the basal layer of the interfollicular epidermis (IFE). The final stem ...