Scientists at Stanford are developing a painless, topical vaccine using a common skin bacterium to trigger immunity.

Poison? What poison? Some bacteria may treat the powerful toxins bathing poison dart frog skin like a buffet. The alkaloid chemicals that poison dart frogs wield on their skin increase the variety ...

“Popping anything causes your skin to physically break apart, making it more susceptible to infection and an even bigger problems than what was there in the first place,” says Dendy ...

A sugar produced by soil bacteria may be able to stop the loss of skin pigment caused by vitiligo.  | A sugar produced by ...

It can cause a life threatening, skin infection called necrotizing fasciitis. The first symptoms usually, show up a few days later. Some people say it feels, like they pulled a muscle, but then ...

Impetigo is a bacterial infection that affects your skin, causing sores and blisters. It can appear differently depending on the stage of infection and what part of your body it affects.