MC1R is best known for something quite different from wound healing: the gene is responsible for red hair and very fair skin.

Q: Should the skin assessment for dark skin tones be different from light skin tones? A: Post-acute and long-term care providers may have residents from various cultures, ethnicities and countries of ...

MC1R - the gene behind red hair - also shapes how quickly wounds heal, revealing why some people recover more slowly than others.

For the first time, scientists have combined the six primary skin cell types with specialized hydrogels to ‘print’ a thick, multilayered skin that, when transplanted, successfully integrated with ...

Avulsion wounds of the skin are typically a severe type of skin injury. These wounds often require surgery to repair. While the treatment and care of avulsion wounds will depend on how severe the ...

High levels of a molecule known as serpinB3 are known to be a reliable marker of serious diseases including inflammatory ...

Recently, a young bear with third-degree burns was treated with tilapia skins. Recently, Dr. Jamie Peyton received a phone call from a fellow veterinarian at the California Department of Fish and ...

Skin issues like dryness, itching, dark patches (acanthosis nigricans), fungal infections & slow-healing wounds can be early ...