Skin pigmentation disorders affect people across the world. One of them, vitiligo, is said to have a worldwide incidence of 1-2%. What causes the loss of pigmentation in vitiligo has long been unclear ...

Hyperpigmentation is common in dark skin and occurs when an area of skin becomes darker than the surrounding skin. It is typically longer lasting and more challenging to treat in darker than lighter ...

Dark spots, stubborn patches, uneven tone — hyperpigmentation shows up in many ways and for just as many reasons. If you’ve ever wondered why some areas of your skin seem to darken out of nowhere (or ...

A research group has found that sensory neurons play an important role in human skin pigmentation and physiology. Specifically, the neurons secrete a protein known as Repulsive Guidance Molecule B ...

Dermatologist Dr. Jenna Lester remembers being a medical student and rarely seeing Black and brown skin tones in textbooks. Professors would describe how a medical condition would look different on ...

It's a disease that can make skin pigment just disappear. But now a new treatment is being tested in Boston that could change how patients look and feel as they battle vitiligo. "This is all pigment ...

Our skin forms the physical boundary between us and the outside world, yet it still holds a surprising number of secrets. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered that sensory nerve cells in our ...

Melasma is a skin condition with brown, blue, or freckle spots that form what is often called “the mask of pregnancy.” It’s a dark, mask-like mark that is common, painless, and typically goes away ...

When skin is exposed for long hours to harmful particles, prevalent in most metropolitan cities, they penetrate the skin ...

Serums have become a popular product in modern skincare. They contain high concentrations of active ingredients that help in ...

A team has uncovered clues to the mechanism behind vitiligo, a skin pigmentation disorder said to have a worldwide incidence of 1-2%. Skin pigmentation disorders affect people across the world. One of ...