Older women with vulvar lichen sclerosus are more likely to develop a common type of vulvar cancer if left untreated but are likely underdiagnosed, suggesting that more counseling and regular skin ...

A new study of female Medicare beneficiaries reveals that vulvar lichen sclerosus affects 7 out of every 1,000 women aged 65 and older, significantly higher than rates seen in younger populations. The ...

Medicare data show older women with vulvar lichen sclerosus are over 11 times more likely to develop vulvar squamous cell carcinoma or carcinoma in situ.

A 40-year-old woman presents with a very itchy bilateral rash on her ankles and feet, present for a few months. She has a few ...

The researchers have developed a synthetic lichen that can fix cracks in cement, sort of like how our epidermis heals cuts, ...

When women feel overwhelmed or exhausted by everything they’re juggling, experts say, it’s harder to be 'in the moment' during sex ...

LP usually appears as small purple or red irritated bumps on the scalp and in some cases, it can cause hair loss. On other ...

In this personal essay, hairstylist and curl expert Kys Clark shares how having alopecia has redefined what beauty means to ...

One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many.

Rolling southwest through the hills toward Millarville the roads were wet and heavy clouds were on both the southern and ...

“Lichens are actually a composite organism of a fungus and an alga that have come together to make a living,” Watts explained ...

The average person can easily spot lichens in the woods, yet few scientists have studied the species. Now the Smokies are a hotspot for such research.