Articles, tagged with "melanocytes", page 5
02nd September 2007
Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin condition that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin. The disease has been around for thousands of years. Vitiligo occurs in 1-2% of the population. It affects both races and all ages....
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Author:
Juliet Cohen
09th August 2007
Not only is skin more than one layer, but the layers of skin themselves consist of several sub layers as well.
The outside layer of skin, and the one that you see when you look at a human body, is called the epidermis. The epidermis serves as the main ...
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Author:
John Grimes
09th August 2007
Skin Color- Keep Your Skin Young Looking With Even Skin Color-2
In this part of the article we will find out about various skin color problems and treatment. With change in melanocyte distribution in the skin, you get many discolored spots and pigm...
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Author:
CD Mohatta
24th July 2007
Skin cancers are broadly divided into two types- Melanoma and non-melanoma. Melanoma is the most deadly of skin cancers. The three major skin cancers that are diagnosed in almost all the cases are- Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Melano...
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Author:
CD Mohatta
11th July 2007
Skin is one of the most vulnerable organs of the body. Skin is the largest organ of the integumentary system. Skin also helps maintain a constant body temperature. Skin is composed of three primary layers: the epidermis, which provides waterproofing an...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen
11th July 2007
Our skin gets its color from pigments. They are colored pigments. People with dark skin have more of these pigments and those with lighter skin have less of them. This pigment is known as melanin. The main function of melanin is to protect the body from s...
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Author:
CD Mohatta
11th June 2007
Melasma is a tan or dark facial skin discoloration. Melasma is particularly common in women, especially pregnant women. Melasma is an acquired of sun-exposed areas. The symptoms of melasma are dark, irregular patches commonly found on the upper cheek, n...
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Author:
Juliet Cohen
08th June 2007
Are you more often seen in your baseball cap these days because you don't want to reveal your graying hair to friends and colleagues? You pounce on any articles that talk about gray hair treatment? Gray hair is giving you jitters? Cool down. Modern herbal...
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Author:
Sarika Kabra
08th June 2007
Desperate with that fast-turning-gray mop of hair on your head? Want to look younger, but are afraid of using all those chemicals on your precious hair? Don't be - there's a perfectly natural, herbal way out. Cure for hair loss; gray hair treatment or ev...
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Author:
Sarika Kabra
11th April 2007
Someone who felt that her acne had made her face darker asked this question. What is the truth? Can acne make the face darker? If yes, what happens in the process? If no, why there is no possibility of face skin becoming darker with acne? Let us find out....
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Author:
CD Mohatta
28th March 2007
Vitiligo is a pigmentation disorder in the human skin. The human skin contains special skin cells (melanocytes) that produce the pigment melanin which colors the skin.
In Vitiligo, the special skin cells (melanocytes) as well as the tissues (mucous me...
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Author:
Maria
07th May 2006
For a long time we have been told to beware of the sun-rays and protect ourselves from the impact of sun rays upon our skin. The truth is probably not as bad and simple. Sunlight gives both benefits, and effects harm by exaggerated exposure. The effects o...
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Author:
Knut Holt
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