Because the cells that form the main layers of skin (epidermis and dermis) are derived from different cell types in the early embryo, the authors first had to optimise the growth conditions.

each of which is named after the type of skin cell from which it arises. Skin cancer generally develops in the epidermis (the outermost layer of skin), so a tumor can usually be seen. This means ...

The findings of a new study suggest that the virus behind Ebola – a rare but severe and often fatal illness – may be spread ...

This means there are cancer cells only in the top layer of skin (the epidermis). Surgery is the main treatment for melanoma in situ. Some doctors call in situ cancers pre cancer. In a way, they are.

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.

Study findings spotlight a highly potent source of Ebola virus shedding with the potential for person-to-person transmission.