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Who Knew? A Neural Circuit Just for Itching
Itch-inducing agents activate a discrete population of peripheral sensory neurons that produce a signaling molecule called natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb). The release of Nppb from these primary...
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Yes, It’s True: There’s Fungus Among Us
Caption: A fluorescent microscope image of a human hair shaft in the skin surrounded by bacteria (purple) and fungi (blue).Credit: Alex Valm, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH. Athlete’s...
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Of Microbes, Molecules, and Maps
Bouslimani et al., PNAS These glow-in-the-dark images may look like a 60’s rock album cover, but they’re actually a reflection of some way cool science. Here are maps showing the diversity of bacteria...
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LabTV: Curious About the Microbiome
When people think about the human microbiome—the scientific term for all of the microbes that live in and on our bodies—the focus is often on bacteria. But Keisha Findley, the young researcher featured...
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Snapshots of Life: Fish Awash in Color
Credit: Chen-Hui Chen, Duke University If this image makes you think of a modern art, you’re not alone. But what you’re actually seeing are hundreds of live cells from a tiny bit (0.0003348 square...
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Creative Minds: Stretching the Limits of Wearable Devices
Darren Lipomi/ Credit: UC, San Diego Whether it’s a pedometer dangling from a belt loop or a skin patch to monitor heart rate and hydration levels, wearable and mobile devices have become essential...
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Creative Minds: Interrogating a Master of Disguise
Monica Mugnier When I volunteered several years ago as a physician in a small hospital in West Africa, one of the most frustrating and frightening diseases I saw was sleeping sickness. Now, an...
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Eczema Relief: Probiotic Lotion Shows Early Promise
Caption: Scanning electron microscopic image of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (orange).Credit: CDC/Jeff Hageman, MHS Over the years, people suffering from eczema have slathered their skin with lotions...
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Skin Health: New Insights from a Rare Disease
Courtesy of Keith Choate, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Skin is the largest organ in the human body, yet we often take for granted all of the wonderful things that it does to keep...
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Creative Minds: Taking Aim at Adverse Drug Reactions
Sherrie Divito As a practicing dermatologist, Sherrie Divito sees lots of patients each week at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston. She also sees lots of research opportunities. One that grabbed her...
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Building a Smarter Bandage
Credit: Tufts University, Medford, MA Smartphones, smartwatches, and smart electrocardiograms. How about a smart bandage? This image features a prototype of a smart bandage equipped with temperature...
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Study Finds Genetic Mutations in Healthy Human Tissues
The standard view of biology is that every normal cell copies its DNA instruction book with complete accuracy every time it divides. And thus, with a few exceptions like the immune system, cells in...
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How to Heal Skin Without the Scars
Credit: ZEISS Microscopy and Getty Images Most of us can point to a few unwanted scars on our bodies. Every scar tells a story, but people are spending billions of dollars each year trying to hide or...
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Capturing the Extracellular Matrix in 3D Color
Credit: Sarah Lipp, Purdue University, and Sarah Calve, University of Colorado, Boulder For experienced and aspiring shutterbugs alike, sometimes the best photo in the bunch turns out to be a practice...
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Unraveling the Role of the Skin Microbiome in Health and Disease
Caption: Healthy human skin cells (yellow) are home to bacteria (bright pink), fungi (light blue), and other microorganisms. Credit: Alex Valm, University at Albany, NY Human skin is home to diverse...
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A More Precise Way to Knock Out Skin Rashes
The NIH is committed to building a new era in medicine in which the delivery of health care is tailored specifically to the individual person, not the hypothetical average patient as is now often the...
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Mapping Immune Cell “Neighborhoods” in Psoriasis to Understand its Course
Researchers mapped immune cell “neighborhoods” in the skin of people with psoriasis compared to the healthy skin of people without psoriasis to learn more about the disease course and why it comes...
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Can Bioprinted Skin Substitutes Replace Traditional Grafts for Treating Burn...
Artificial skin is printed by layering specific cell mixtures to mimic human skin: epidermis (top), dermis (middle) and hypodermis (bottom). Credit: Donny Bliss/NIH Each year in the U.S., more than...
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