Assistant Professor Andrew Monteith's lab in the Department of Microbiology is documenting how key immune cells detect ...

Yale scientists have discovered a promising way to trigger immune responses against certain tumors, using a lupus-related ...

Mar. 12, 2025 — Challenging the long-standing belief that fibroblasts produce skin collagen, researchers have investigated collagen formation in the 'glass-skinned' amphibian axolotl and other ...

Some birthmarks, such as dermal melanocytosis, salmon patches, and strawberry nevus, fade over time, while moles, port-wine marks, and café au lait spots are lifelong. New or unexpected color ...

Mar. 12, 2025 — Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks its own tissues and organs, causing inflammation and damaging organs. A new study has now shown that the ...

An itchy rash with blisters can be caused by an allergic reaction; an autoimmune disorder; a bacterial, fungal, or viral infection; and trauma to the skin. Figuring out the trigger is key to relief ...

Shingles (herpes zoster) is caused by the reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, called the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). After chickenpox symptoms clear, VZV doesn't disappear but ...

You can read more about how to spot dangerous moles in our how-to guide. What are the symptoms of skin cancer that has spread? As melanoma invades deeper into the skin, it begins to ulcerate and ...