A study of diverse African groups by geneticists has identified new genetic variants associated with skin pigmentation. The findings help explain the vast range of skin color on the African continent, ...

When your skin cells don’t produce enough melanin, you may observe light patches of skin that stand out against your typical skin tone. This condition is called hypopigmentation. We include products ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with skin of color have unique challenges when it comes to treating psoriasis. Dyschromia and ...

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 ...

Melanin is the pigment that is responsible for our beautiful variety of skin tones and shades, eye colors, and hair colors. However, when we discuss melanin, that discussion rarely includes its actual ...

Human populations feature a broad palette of skin tones. But until now, few genes have been shown to contribute to normal variation in skin color, and these had primarily been discovered through ...