Perhaps best known as a immune-system boost or antidote to scurvy, vitamin C has been found to rejuvenate aging skin by reactivating genes responsible for cell growth. By promoting DNA demethylation, ...

New research from scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) describes a process for converting skin cells directly into neurons that bypasses the induced pluripotent stem cell ...

The human body operates on a roughly 24-hour cycle known as the circadian rhythm. The cycle is primarily controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus — two clusters of neurons in the hypothalamus. This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women receiving hormone replacement therapy experienced enhanced skin barrier responses. They also experienced ...

Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord injuries ...

Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Newcastle University, together with a team of international collaborators, have created a single-cell atlas of prenatal human skin, and a “mini organ” ...

Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without ever quite dying, have existed in the human body as a seeming paradox, causing inflammation ...