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 ...

It might give you the creepy-crawlies, but you almost certainly have tiny mites living in the pores of your face right now. They're known as Demodex or eyelash mites, and just about every adult human ...

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 ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Our bodies contain huge numbers of microbes - inside and out. We even have face mites. New research has shown that the microscopic mites, which reside in hair follicles in our faces and nipples, are ...

New research suggests face mites, long considered parasites, might actually be helpful to humans. Thanks to researchers, face mites are getting an image makeover LEILA FADEL, HOST: OK, so if you're ...

In news that is bound to have readers scratching their faces, scientists have revealed that there are tiny mites live in the pores of your face right now. Yes, you. The eight-legged mites are called ...

Apparently, if you suck face for too long, you can become part of that visage, stuck forever. And by “you” I mean all the Demodex folliculorum skin mites that read this essay. It was news to me that ...

OK, so if you're squeamish about bugs, which I am, a little heads-up - we're going to be talking about microscopic bugs that live on your face. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Yep. They feed off the oil on your ...