Research shows that diets that contain ultra-processed foods (like potato chips, candy, fast food, hot dogs, etc.) may be ...

Scratching where it itches reduces the presence of potentially harmful bacteria on the skin, studies in mice show.

Most people associate sunburns with DNA damage -- it's what we've been taught in textbooks and by dermatologists for years.

Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage. However, a new study reveals that RNA, another vital cellular molecule, plays a major role in triggering acute sunburn reactions.

Scratching an itch can bring a contradictory wave of pleasure and misery. A mouse study on scratching, reported in the Jan. 31 Science, fleshes out this ...

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a breakthrough method to detect inflammation in the body using ...

More information: Anna Constance Vind et al, The ribotoxic stress response drives acute inflammation, cell death, and epidermal thickening in UV-irradiated skin in vivo, Molecular Cell (2024).

Thanks to advances in treatment options, a COVID-19 diagnosis is no longer as scary as it once was, at least for most people.