Skin Cells Communicate by 'Screaming' With Each Other Over Long Distances During Injuries, Say Scientists Experts continually are trying to understand how the human body responds to stimuli. Over the ...

A breakthrough discovery has revealed that skin cells communicate using a slow, electrical language of their own.

Scratching your skin can feel satisfying, but learn how it impacts inflammation and bacterial infection defense.

A team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) led by Dr. Andrés Hidalgo has discovered a ...

Researchers discovered that epithelial cells that line human skin are able to communicate danger to the body through a silent ...

Further research can help identify those other ion channels and pathways that allow epithelial cells to generate bioelectricity. Our discovery that epithelial cells can electrically speak up during a ...

Challenging the long-standing belief that fibroblasts produce skin collagen, researchers at Okayama University have ...

The skin consists of two primary layers. The epidermis, the outermost layer, is predominantly made up of keratinocytes, while ...

Facial nerve paralysis describes weakness in the muscles on one or both sides of your face that causes an inability to smile, blink, or control other facial movements. It happens when the facial nerve ...

It can cause symptoms like muscle weakness and numbness. The ulnar nerve is located near your skin’s surface, so it’s not well protected by muscle and bone. This makes it more vulnerable to ...

Frostbite is a severe cold injury that affects millions worldwide, often resulting in prolonged recovery, scarring, and long-term complications such as chronic pain and dysfunction.

Explore an interactive model that shows an up-close view of the carpal tunnel, and how compression of the median nerve can cause symptoms throughout the hand.