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 ...

Ever notice tiny dots on your nose or cheeks that seem to be blackheads, but when you look closer (or give them a squeeze), you realize they're not really filled with much? Meet sebaceous ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers report the discovery of the cells responsible for the skin's sebaceous gland. A Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher ...

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 ...

(HealthDay News) – Laser treatments targeting the sebaceous glands may potentially be used for the treatment of acne, according to a study published in the February issue of Lasers in Surgery and ...