Even against the balmy London nights, I find myself foregoing a cold evening shower for a momentarily comforting warm one. And by warm, I mean hot. A fact I find myself embarrassed to admit until now.

Many of us are turning to hot showers and baths to warm up and wind down. But what actually happens to your skin when you have really hot showers or baths? Your skin is your largest organ, and has two ...

Amanda Meyer is affiliated with the Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists, the American Association for Anatomy, and the Global Neuroanatomy Network. Monika Zimanyi is ...