Until now, skin cells have been viewed as barriers that can respond to electric stimuli. Turns out, they also generate ...

However, when Erbacher looked at skin tissue under the microscope, he noticed that nerve fibers did not just grow around skin cells but, to the whole team’s surprise, tunneled straight through them.

Self-powered microneedle patches generate hydrogen, microcurrents, and magnesium ions to repair UV-damaged skin, reduce ...

Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord injuries ...