The skin is the largest organ of the human body and provides the body with protection from the elements. Clinuvel's Science of Skin website aims to explain and explore how skin works and how it interacts with the world around it, particularly with UV and light, while keeping you up to date with the latest global news and research on related topics.
Science of Skin Blog Posts
“Basal cell carcinoma skin cancer is the most common form of skin cancer”. It’s a common claim and one which is undoubtedly true –...
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Earlier today we announced that two health insurers in Switzerland had agreed to reimburse SCENESSE® (afamelanotide) for the rare disease...
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In a letter published this week in the British Journal of Medicine three dermatologists have highlighted the potential risks posed by the...
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Light movement Figure 1. Electromagnetic radiation undergoing refraction, reflection, absorption, and scattering Light can be thought of as energy moving through a space. It is transmitted as particles, photons, from a radiating light source, such as the sun. Photons are packets of mass-less and charge-less energy, and cannot be detected by the human eye. These ... Read more |
Science of Skin Webcasts
Vitiligo is a skin disorder which causes the loss of pigment - melanin - in the skin. Though it affects around 45 million people worldwide,... Watch now |
On 31 January 2012 Swiss TV channel Telezueri aired a report on erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), a rare genetic disorder which causes ab... Watch now |
Following Clinuvel's landmark filing of a marketing authorisation application for the drug SCENESSE® (afamelanotide) with the European Medic... Watch now |







