Melanoma is a type of cancer that starts in cells called melanocytes. These are found in the skin, the layer of tissue lining some parts of your body (mucous membrane) and the eye. This section is ...

Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a precancerous lip lesion caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure from the sun or indoor tanning beds. Lips may become very dry, inflamed, or sandpapery, and often have white ...

Cardiac muscle tissue, or myocardium, is a type of muscle tissue that forms the heart. It contracts and releases involuntarily and keeps the heart pumping blood around the body. The human body ...

Researchers Shed Light on How to Predict Which Skin Cancer Patients Are Most Likely to Respond to Immunotherapy Jan. 8, 2025 — An international team of UK and US scientists discovered that the ...

Vaginal Langerhans cells exhibit a high capacity to ... The upper gastrointestinal tract, lined by non-keratinized squamous epithelium in the oropharynx and the oesophagus, and by single-layer ...

Design We developed a mouse model that closely resembles EoE by utilising oxazolone haptenation in mice with transgenic overexpression of an eosinophil poietic and survival factor (interleukin (IL)-5) ...

Your skin is your body’s largest organ. It keeps you protected, helps you feel your environment, and keeps the rest of your body protected. Imagine how difficult life would be without skin that ...

Read more here. Turning 50 is a major milestone for your skin. While your 30s and 40s may have been about preventative steps (such as protecting your skin from environmental aging and keeping the ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

Skin care minimalism is the overarching theme this year according to several of our experts. “The ‘skinimalism’ movement appears to be evolving beyond just using fewer products — consumers ...

Genital skin tags and genital warts can look similar, but the causes and treatments are different. Skin tags are usually oval or egg shaped. Genital warts can look like flat or slightly raised ...