In addition to the sebaceous glands of the skin, there are specialised sebaceous glands that perform very specific functions in the body. Meibomian glands along the rim of the eyelids, for example, ...

New research from Rockefeller University's Elaine Fuchs examines how skin cells involved in oil production develop from a newly identified population of cells adjacent to the hair follicle. Their ...

To determine the pathways that regulate primary human sebocytes growth and differentiation, we developed a novel culture method by mimicking the microenvironment of the sebaceous glands in vitro. Skin ...

Sebaceous hyperplasia is a benign condition that causes bumps to form on the skin. Treatments can include removal, medications, and home remedies. Skin contains sebaceous glands, which produce oil, or ...

Researchers at Aston University have called for more advice to be given to young people about preventing dry eye disease, after a study carried out in conjunction with Oslo University Hospital and ...

Sebaceous hyperplasia is a harmless skin condition involving the overgrowth or enlargement of the sebaceous glands. Sebaceous glands are attached to hair follicles all over your body. They release ...

Here we have developed a novel method of culturing human sebocytes without transformation and using a feeder layer-free culture system to examine the role of the TGFβ pathway in the control of ...