Melanin can either protect or worsen hereditary hearing loss depending on genetic context, as reported by researchers from ...

In that case, you could have three options for skin color: no melanin, some melanin and a lot of melanin. But the thing is, there isn't just one gene affecting skin pigmentation, there are more ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Melanin in May festival is upon us! The event will feature music, food trucks, shopping, and visual artists. The annual gathering is happening on Saturday, May 24, from 11 a.m ...

Considering laser hair removal? Here's everything you need to know about how it works on those with darker skin.

Instead, the shade can change through biological processes that involve melanin, sun exposure, and genetics, said Dr. Rebecca Chasnovitz, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of ...

Melanin can either protect or worsen hereditary hearing loss depending on genetic context, as reported by researchers from Japan. Using genetically ...

Albinism is a genetic condition that causes a person to produce little or no melanin. It leads to a lack of color in the skin, hair, and eyes, as well as vision problems. Learn more.

For those with more melanin and darker skin, "it’s best to avoid or first do a test spot before treating a larger area of skin," says Dr. Shirazi, adding that "it will not work on light hair ...

However, normally, the melanocytes are dormant. Since there is no melanin in your nails, they appear translucent. There are two ways that melanonychia occurs: ...

Whether a product of melanin's shielding power, a 10,000-year-old genetic glitch, or a collision of pigment and light, your eye colour might be revealing more about you than you ever realised.

They will appear pink or red in color since someone or something with albinism produces no melanin. What is seen as pink or red is, in fact, blood vessels behind the eyes and under the skin." ...