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Resisting decline: the neuroprotective role of resistance exercise in supporting cerebrovascular function and brain health in aging by Baraa Al-Khazraji

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Skin Physiology

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Author guidelines

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Peer review

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Research Topic of the Month - October

Article of the Month - October

eBook of the month

75th Annual Italian Society of Physiology Meeting in Torino

Frontiers FAIR² now open!

Editors

desmond john tobin

david baeza

cristina casalou

john connelly

Articles

KDM5A, a H3K4me3 demethylase, regulates skin wound healing by promoting M2 macrophage polarization via suppression of Socs1

Current state of research on acupuncture for acne: a scoping review

Burn scar pain: from mechanisms to treatments

Prostaglandin F2α stimulates the growth of human intermediate hair follicles in ex vivo organ culture with potential clinical relevance

Research Topics

Dynamics of the Human Skin Microbiota

The Dual Role of Light in Skin Ageing: Phototherapy as Anti-ageing strategy and Photoprotection

Progress and Challenges of Skin Appendage Repair and Regeneration

New Basic and Translational Perspectives on Skin Repair