The genetic disease harlequin ichthyosis affects the transport of fats within the skin, resulting in hard, scalelike plaques and an array of other symptoms.

A study led by a global research consortium offers new hope for patients with mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease.

A new study by Professor José Villalaín, Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Miguel Hernández University of ...

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Nirsevimab offers consistent and sustained protection against hospitalisation due to RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection for at least 6 months. This finding provides global health systems ...

“That raises the risk that the skin will get compromised and increases the risk of infection.” So just give your belly button a good ol’ washing the next time you’re in the shower or bath.

C-3PO doing the dishes. A crash-test dummy checking email. A hockey goalie folding the laundry. Skin-care social media feeds would have you believe that you can use a red-light device and just ...

A Texas woman died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a fatal brain amoeba, from using unboiled tap water in a nasal irrigation device at a campground, prompting CDC warnings.

Acid-fast bacteria can be implicated in skin and soft tissue infections. Diagnostic identification can be challenging or not feasible by routine laboratory techniques, especially if there is no access ...

Once a tick has attached itself to the skin, it sucks blood for multiple days and eventually becomes swollen, engorged enough to stop feeding. Infected saliva from the tick can spread Lyme disease to ...