Researchers investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms through which stress exacerbates immunoglobulin E cutaneous allergic inflammation.

Fighting off infections when one has a chronic disease is a common problem, and during the COVID-19 pandemic that scenario ...

We think that the material holds tremendous promise for studying infections at the insertion site due to bacteria that are naturally occurring on the skin. Our goal was to create a skin-like ...

These activities "often do more harm than good," Hu says, adding that they can trigger allergic reactions and skin infections or lead to lasting skin pigmentation, scarring or increased ...

Bacterial skin infections can happen when bacteria enter the body due to a break in the skin. Different types of skin infections include methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), impetigo, ...

We learn that our skin might have an immune system of its own and follow one man’s long walk along the path of humanity’s greatest migration. Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature ...

This organism normally lives on the skin’s surface but when it overgrows, a fungal infection develops. Like other types of eczema responsible for eyelid rashes, seborrheic dermatitis flares up in ...

The skin — once thought to be a mainly passive barrier — can produce its own antibodies that fight off infections, a pair of studies reports in Nature this week 1, 2. The findings could pave ...