Freckles are small spots on the skin, they are usually tan or light brown in colour. Unlike moles or some birth marks, freckles are flat on our skin. Freckles are completely natural and harmless. We ...

Freckles are composed of an ingredient called melanin, which protects against damage caused by UV light. Your body makes melanin to protect itself from sun damage. When people who have darker skin ...

What are freckles and skin moles? Freckles are small usually pale brown areas of skin, which are often temporary and are usually caused by exposure to the sun. Moles are areas of darker pigmented ...

In a study well-timed for summer, vision scientists have found that eye freckles, dark spots on the colored part of the eye (iris), are more frequently found in people with higher lifetime exposure to ...

The gene known as MC1R suggests the Neanderthals had fair skin and even freckles like redheads. In a major breakthrough, Spanish scientists have discovered the blood group and two other genes of the ...

An edible battery that could power medical devices put inside the body to treat diseases has been created using the skin pigment melanin. The researchers said they were able to build a prototype ...

A Dr. Lisa Arkin, pediatric dermatologist with UW Health and professor in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health: Freckles are composed of an ingredient called melanin, which ...