From synthetic fabrics to car exhaust to wildfires, exposure to environmental pollutants push the skin microbiome to adapt in ways that reduce its ability to protect the skin.
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Excessive exposure causes skin cancer, but sun exposure also has benefits. How do you balance the two?
Not all tattoo removal services are licensed, so you’ll have to do some research before booking yourself in. Here’s what to look out for.
Skin picking shouldn’t be dismissed as merely a bad habit. It’s a disorder that can have serious –even fatal – consequences.
Collarium sunbeds are promoted as a means to tan quickly, and reduce the effects of aging on the skin. Two experts explain what to make of their claims.
The science of smell is an exciting area of research.
Skin is the largest and most visible organ in the human body – and can provide many clues about what’s going on underneath it.
Keeping wounds clean and infection free has challenged people for thousands of years.
A tattoo can be a large investment in time, money and pain. Here’s how to look after yours this summer.
Early products focused on tanning. Others roasted you like a chicken. Which of these claims can you remember?
The technology may be here sooner than we think. But we have so much to discuss first.
Itch-sensing neurons in your skin are intertwined with your immune cells. Counterintuitively, the molecule that connects them triggers responses that both worsen and improve skin conditions.
Does SPF in makeup and moisturisers provide effective sun protection?
Recent research suggests blood vessels are the key to why fingers and toes turn pruny and pale after being submerged for a while.
Bacteria and lipids get a bad rap for causing breakouts and oily skin. But both play an essential role in helping your skin barrier stay strong against pathogens and insults from the environment.
We’ve known about dandruff for thousands of years. Here’s how to get rid of yours.
When eczema is very active, the skin literally bubbles with fluid and can begin to weep. Bacteria love to colonise and infect this type of eczema.
Zebrafish melanocytes cause diseases similar to those in people when they don’t work properly. Studying how they regenerate after injury could lead to new treatments for hair color loss and vitiligo.
Patients and some doctors have an inflated sense of the risks of low-to-moderate strength cortisone cream and might not use enough to be effective.
Scientists used Lego to build a bioprinter capable of printing human tissue samples.
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Consultant Dermatologist, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Dermatology, Bond University
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Professor of Tissue Engineering, University of Sheffield
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Principal Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
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Consultant Dermatologist, Monash Health
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Chief, Epithelial Therapeutics Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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