Hadley King, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist. Hypopigmentation is where an area of the skin is lighter in color than the rest of the skin tone. "It is the opposite of hyperpigmentation ...

Human skin color ranges from the darkest brown to the lightest hues. Differences in skin color among individuals is caused by variation in pigmentation, which is the result of genetics (inherited from ...

These benign (harmless) white spots develop when there's a decrease in melanin (the pigment cells that give your skin, eyes, and hair their color) in the skin. Experts think this happens as a ...

How can the soft bodies of coleoid cephalopods so aptly hide in their environment? Why must they? What cells and specialized organs make such crypsis possible for one of the older evolutionary ...

This is the August+Monroe 3-in-1 Blemish Camouflage, and it's basically like a concealer that's supposed to prime, conceal, and heal skin blemishes. It has these pigment-bursting beads that will ...

Dr Benar explains: “Pityriasis versicolor is a common fungal infection of the skin. The fungus interferes with the normal pigmentation of the skin, resulting in small, discoloured patches.

Targeting mitochondrial calcium signaling could improve clinical management of skin pigment disorders. Using in vitro and in vivo techniques – including experiments with human melanocytes ...