Your kidneys play a very important role in your body. They filter waste from your blood, control body fluids, balance minerals, and help regulate blood pressure. When the kidneys are damaged and ...

Makeup tutorials, pimple popping videos, and DIY skincare hacks have normalized touching, squeezing, and treating every inch ...

A true dermatologic emergency is a skin disorder that threatens life or functional outcomes and requires immediate treatment.

Thyroid imbalances significantly impact skin, hair, and nail health. Hypothyroidism causes dryness, brittleness, and slow healing, while hyperthyroidism leads to thin, moist skin, hair thinning, and ...

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 ...

Veterinary dermatology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of complex skin diseases, including skin infections, allergies, and ear disease. “Common” skin issues like itchy skin and ear infections ...

People with autoimmune skin diseases had significantly better cancer survival outcomes than others. Survival benefits were most notable in people with alopecia areata and Sjögren syndrome. Findings ...

This article is part of Nature Outlook: Skin, an editorially independent supplement produced with financial support from LEO Pharma. About this content. KaDee Troop is the mother of seven adopted ...

KaDee Troop is the mother of seven adopted children, four of whom have a rare genetic disorder that causes their skin to blister and tear at the slightest touch. Wounds heal slowly — if at all — and ...

The word skin has come to stand for superficiality and lack of depth, but human skin defies such connotations. For one thing, it is enormous, accounting for roughly 15% of a person’s body weight. Skin ...