While the scanning electron micrograph is genuine and unaltered, it shows the head of a silkworm moth caterpillar and not a Demodex mite, as posts on social media misleadingly claimed. To verify this ...

A scientist scraped a black dot on his forehead and put it under a microscope. He saw dozens of tiny face mites, aka Demodex mites, crawling around on the plate. Demodex are harmless and like to live ...

A dermatologist has shocked the internet by revealing the tiny bugs living full-time on our faces. Dr. Scott Walter, who goes by @denverskindoc on TikTok, revealed the invisible arachnids living on ...

You mite need to brace yourself for this one. There are small mites called Demodex that live on most people’s faces — and they mate in the nighttime. And a horrifying new video is showing and breaking ...

A dermatologist has shared a video about the eight-legged mites called Demodex that live in our pores, which viewers have found either alarming or insightful. Dr Scott Walter, who is based in Denver, ...

Dear Reader: Demodex mites are microscopic parasites that live and feed on mammals. More specifically, they are what are known as ectoparasites. Ectoparasites typically occupy or infect only the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The “Mite Party” campaign is designed to raise awareness about Demodex blepharitis. Tarsus launched the campaign ...

I often see patients with rosacea, a chronic skin condition that causes redness, swelling and sometimes bumps on the face. While there are many factors that may contribute to it, one possible cause is ...