A small patch, no larger than a bandage, may soon change how doctors understand the immune system. Instead of relying on ...

Usually, these patches take the form of small polymer sheets with an array of tiny, sharp, medication-loaded studs (aka microneedles) on their underside. When the patch is pressed against the body, ...

Microneedle patches may improve hyperpigmentation treatment with better skin delivery and minimal side effects. Read more.

Nobody likes getting needles, plus the things pose a biohazard when discarded, and the liquid medication that they deliver needs to be refrigerated. A new flu vaccine skin patch, however, has none of ...

A randomized phase III trial run out of the United Kingdom has found that estradiol skin patches suppress testosterone as ...

Using a few zaps of electricity to the skin, researchers can stop bacterial infections without using any drugs. For the first time, researchers designed a skin patch that uses imperceptible electric ...

James Papadakis was two years into his battle with Parkinson's disease and his symptoms had taken a turn for the worse when his Baylor College of Medicine doctor suggested an experimental new skin ...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - When prostate cancer patients need therapy to reduce male hormone levels, delivering some of the treatment via a patch on the skin may be just as effective as traditional means of ...