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The fragment of fossilized reptile skin was found in a limestone cave in Oklahoma, United States, and is at least 130 million years older than the oldest previously known skin fossil.

Overall, the findings, which were published Jan. 1 in Science Advances, suggest that the skin's surface may be one route of person-to-person transmission.

Previous research has identified the presence of the Ebola virus (EBOV) on the surface of the skin during the latter stages of infection, but the details of how it got there were unclear. To ...

Patients in the study's intervention group underwent 3D total body photography in Brisbane, which created a digital 3D avatar of their skin surface. Lesions detected were added to their profile.

Drawing from the layered structure of human skin—with its soft dermis and subcutaneous tissues covered by a protective hard epidermis—the researchers developed a durable de-icing surface. This ...

“Not just keeping your skin covered, but making sure you wear sunglasses to protect your eyes because, melanoma, it can occur in the back of the eye, in the retina,” Guye said.

Researchers have traced a cellular route Ebola virus (EBOV) uses to traverse the inner and outer layers of skin and emerge onto the skin's surface. The study identifies new cell types within the ...