Vitiligo is caused by an autoimmune reaction against melanocytes leading to melanocyte loss. The cause of vitiligo is an ...

Vitiligo skin has no natural protection against the sun's rays because the melanocyte cells, which should produce melanin to turn the skin brown, are not active. In normal skin, this is a ...

"That gave us an opening to control the amount of melanocyte that go in the skin," White said. "We were thinking, what molecule can we rub on our skin to make this happen?" Using UVB exposure with ...

Vitiligo is believed to be an autoimmune condition where the body attacks its own healthy melanin-producing skin cells by mistake. It may be hereditary or triggered by a particular event like ...

Vitiligo is a skin disorder where white patches of skin appear on different parts of the body. It happens when the immune system attacks the melanocyte cells that make pigment in the skin.

Model Winnie Harlow felt isolated when first diagnosed with vitiligo but now says it's one of her "greatest gifts" A controversial new treatment for a condition called vitiligo that can restore ...

The researchers, who published their findings in PLOS Biology, believe that this discovery could have future potential for developing treatment for graying hair and even skin diseases such as vitiligo ...