If you, like me, have melanin-rich skin and are hearing this for the first time, welcome. Keep reading to find out why this deficiency affects people with darker skin, how vitamin D deficiency can ...

Excessive melanin may also lead to skin diseases like melasma, Lichen planus pigmentosus or diffuse hyperpigmentation of the ...

The drug tricks the skin into producing the brown form of the pigment melanin in tests on skin samples and mice. Evidence suggests it will work even on redheads, who normally just burn in the sun.

Melanoma is a specific kind of skin cancer. It begins in skin cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes produce melanin, the substance that gives your skin color. Only about 1% of skin cancers are ...