May 20, 2026 | Chronicles
SkinChronicles, No 13, May 2026, by Joseph Inns Studies into hair follicle stem cells (HFSC) have been dominated by transcription factor and signalling gradient frameworks to explain how the bulge compartment is specified. Peters and colleagues make a case for...
Apr 28, 2026 | Chronicles
SkinChronicles, No 12, April 2026, by April Rose Foster A fascinating new publication from the Driskell lab led by Sean Thompson et al brings two key ideas: i) a distinct molecular mechanism in the development of rete ridge network driven by BMP signalling and ii)...
Mar 17, 2026 | Chronicles
SkinChronicles, No 11, March 2026, by Haruna Kimura Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) is a rare, severe cutaneous adverse reaction characterized by extensive keratinocyte death and epidermal detachment, yet the lesion-level immune circuitry...
Feb 17, 2026 | Chronicles
SkinChronicles, No 10, February 2026, by Alessia Paganelli For decades, clinical observations and smaller cohort studies have suggested that lichen sclerosus (LS) carries an increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), particularly of the vulva. However, the true...
Jan 12, 2026 | Chronicles
SkinChronicles, No 9, January 2026, by Lavanya Moparthi Mass spectrometry–based spatial proteomics is an emerging approach that provides deeper molecular insights into biological processes at single‑cell resolution in situ. Nordmann and colleagues have advanced...
Nov 17, 2025 | Chronicles
SkinChronicles, No 8, November 2025, by Florence Assan Keratinocytes were known to participate in skin inflammatory responses by releasing proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, IL-8, and TNFα. In contrast, the production of type I interferons (IFNs) has...
