Retinoic acid has a protective action on the epithelium. Its derivatives are highly effective in treating and preventing ultraviolet-induced damage to the skin following exposure to ultraviolet ...

Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), when exposed to the right molecular signals in the right order, can become any cell type in the human body. Regenerative medicine seeks to derive blood-forming ...

Why retinoic acid is effective in this setting but not against primary tumors, has been speculated about for nearly 50 years. Scientists resolved the mystery, showing the drug 'hijacks' a normal ...

A team of scientists from the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University have identified a distinct role of retinoic acid, a metabolite of vitamin A, during the immune response of ...

Monocytes, macrophages, and myeloid dendritic cells are central to the host response to cancer, and generally not in a good way. 1,2 Tumor-associated macrophages, often the most abundant cells in ...

Scientists at the Princeton University Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have identified novel mechanisms by which a metabolic derivative of vitamin A—all-trans retinoic ...

What are retinols, retinoids and acids and how should they be used for an optimal anti-aging routine? The debate is real, and it seems every civilian skincare ‘expert’ has a different take. Can they ...