Colleen Delsack is a 47-year-old single mother who can't seem to find a steady job, and she worries that her age may have something to do with it.

Anti-ageing creams, sunscreen lotions and other cosmetic products made with nanotechnology will have to be more rigorously tested for safety before being sold in Europe as of 2012, according to new rules passed Tuesday by the European Parliament.

The lower the sun is in the sky, the less harmful its ultraviolet rays are for the body's skin, according to Professor Hans Meffert writing in the German medical journal, Aktuelle Dermatologie.

Scabies and the mites that cause them could be the source of an uncontrollable itch keeping a person awake at night, reports the German Professional Association of Dermatologists.

Natural cosmetics can cause skin irritations and allergic reactions similar to ordinary cosmetic products, dermatologists say.

The clock ticks without heeding the loss of youth and vivacity — causing unease especially among women.

Worry lines and creases between the eyes apparently are no longer a sign of virility among men in the U.S.

A company in southwest China has recalled a skin cream after a potentially dangerous steroid hormone that should not be used for more than two weeks was found in it, state media said Wednesday.

Skin that has been damaged by the sun can be improved by increasing its sensitivity to light and then treating it with laser therapy, U.S. researchers said Monday.

Scientists at three universities in Taiwan have developed a new non-invasive diagnostic tool which combines the functions of virtual biopsy and molecular imaging and can significantly improve clinical diagnosis of skin diseases, researchers said Thursday.