Fish exhibit a remarkable diversity of pigment patterns, arising from the spatial arrangement and interactions of specialised pigment cells known as chromatophores. Three principal chromatophore ...

The skin's pigment cells can be formed from completely different cells than has hitherto been thought, a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows. The results, which ...

University of Ferrara researchers in Italy have examined how European skin, eye and hair pigmentation evolved over the past 45,000 years. Findings indicate that lighter pigmentation traits emerged ...

Human skin color is primarily determined by the pigment melanin, which includes eumelanin and pheomelanin. The amount, distribution and type of melanin also affect hair and eye color. Factors such as ...

You know that eczema can cause symptoms like itchy rashes, blisters, and dry, cracked skin but may not realize that this common skin condition can also cause lighter or darker patches to appear on ...

There are two types of skin pigmentation disorders: hyperpigmentation, in which the skin produces too much melanin, and hypopigmentation, in which the skin produces too little melanin. Skin ...

Patches caused by severe eczema can lead to skin discoloration. Here’s how to treat the skin pigmentation left behind. You’ve finally gotten your severe eczema under control. Those dry, itchy, ...