One small clinical trial suggests that a prescription medication called nitisinone may help increase melanin in people with a rare disease that causes pale skin and hair and poor vision.

Experts have revealed the signs of skin marks on your skin that could be an underlying deadly condition. After Teddi ...

Excessive melanin may also lead to skin diseases like melasma, Lichen planus pigmentosus or diffuse hyperpigmentation of the ...

Hyperpigmentation disorders of the skin are common. Three of the more common ... Hyperpigmentation typically results from increased melanin, which may occur in the epidermis, dermis, or both.

Melanoma is deadlier for Black individuals due to late diagnoses and hidden symptoms. Understanding the risks can save lives.

There could be new hope for people afflicted with the skin-discoloring disease, vitiligo. A new treatment reportedly works ...

A single inch of your skin has about 1,000 nerve endings, 650 sweat glands, and 20 blood vessels. Melanin, also called pigment, is what gives your skin its color. The more your skin makes ...

Widely regarded as the most dangerous type of skin cancer, melanoma develops from melanocytes — the cells that give skin its colour. It is formed due to excess exposure to ultraviolet light or ...

According to her, persons with albinism in Nigeria have long faced significant health challenges, particularly extreme ...

Finally! A brand that caters to the skincare concerns of melanin-rich skin, says deputy digital editor Jazmin Kopotsha. Here, she explains how trialling products customised to her specific skin ...