Dermatology

What dermatologists say about sun sensitivity, cancer risk and the products they use for sun protection

“Why is it that an animal that is actively trying to kill us, such as a lion, gets more respect than one that is only trying to nibble on us a little, without causing much harm?” -Piotr Naskrecki Biologist Piotr Naskrecki, who traveled with me to Belize last year, returned home to find himself incubating [...]

Wearable goose-bump sensor could one day help detect when people are moved

Mothers across the nation will likely be warning their costume-clad youngsters that they'll "feel sick" if they eat too much of the candy they collect tonight.

Until relatively recently, the fungus Malassezia was thought to have one favorite home: us. As the dominant fungus on human skin and sometimes-cause of dandruff, the yeast Malassezia was thought to live a simple if sometimes irritating domestic existence humbly mooching off the oils we exude.

Fist bumps are back in the news this week after the publication of a study finding that fist bumps transfer fewer bacteria than the more customary handshake.

An octopus might be one of the most intelligent invertebrates, but it doesn’t always know what, exactly, its arms are doing. How these animals manage to avoid tangling themselves up is a major feat.

Editors note: Matty Litwack will be appearing live at the Laughing Devil Comedy Festival in New York City May 14-18. One year ago, I thought I was going to die.

Nearly four out of every 100 children in the U.S. have a food allergy, according to CDC data from 2007. Avoiding common food allergens, such as peanuts, eggs, tree nuts and fish, for the first few years of life was the prescription for prevention for many years, but in 2008 the American Academy of Pediatrics [...]

A new wearable sensor stores and transmits motion data and delivers drugs

Anesthesia may have lingering side effects on the brain, even years after an operation

In the absence of FDA regulations, it’s up to consumers to watch out for triclosan