which affect both mucous membranes and the skin. Pemphigus group diseases are characterized by IgG autoantibodies directed against epidermal adhesion complexes (desmosomes) of keratinocytes, leading ...

For the most part, whether or not you have dry skin often comes down to genetics. “Your oil glands just don’t produce a ...

Pemphigus is an autoimmune bullous disease, in which autoantibodies react with the cell–cell adhesion structures, desmosomes, causing blisters and erosions on the oral mucosa and skin.

“Broken skin barriers” are real. They’re the subject of great interest from " skinfluencers " on TikTok, but they’re also ...

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

In cold climates the skin can become substantially drier, and the effects can be seen all over—including a flaky scalp and peeling skin on the face and coarse hands—sometimes leading to ...

While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have ...

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

The tissues of the MH7 fossil were so precisely preserved that researchers could study individual skin cells. In some samples ...

Noticing any new changes to your skin, especially if a new growth pops up, only naturally sets off a series of internal alarm bells: Is that a mole, a wart, a melanoma? If that little bump on your ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself mainly with skin symptoms (dryness, itching, scaly skin, abnormal patches and plaques). It affects about 2% of the ...