Could wounded skin someday regrow perfectly without scars? A new study by Harvard stem cell biologists published in Cell ...

Why do exams, sleepless nights or money worries so often send eczema into overdrive? Scientists have traced a hidden ...

(Kinga Krzeminska/Moment/Getty Images) It's been known for some time that psychological stress can make eczema (atopic ...

New research identifies a specific neural pathway (Pdyn+ neurons) that carries stress signals from the brain to the skin, triggering eczema flares by activating eosinophils.

A tickly itch, a painful scratch, or the feeling of a refreshing breeze—the skin is teaming with nerve endings that drive these sensations. Scientists are getting into the epidermis to explore how ...

The mystery of how stress exacerbates atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, may be closer to being understood. A new study published in the journal Science has identified a specific nerve ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skin is an awesome and weird organ. As the body’s biggest organ, it does a lot to look after you, protecting you from the outside ...

Vitamin B3, or niacin, is essential in small amounts for normal body function. The skin, nerves, and digestive system all require vitamin B3. Research has examined nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, ...

Scientists at Harvard Medical School have shown for the first time that the common skin bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, can cause itching by acting directly on nerve cells. The new findings, based ...

Harpreet Bhasin is a biology major with minors in Biotechnology and Public Health and he is a 2024-25 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.