Dr. Scott Walter — a board-certified dermatologist in the Denver area — is raising awareness about Demodex, a type of tiny eight-legged mite that resides in hair follicles and oil glands on ...

Demodex mites are tiny parasites that primarily live in hair follicles and sebaceous glands, according to WebMD. There are ...

Microscope image of the posterior end of the anus of a Demodex folliculorum mite. The presence of an anus on this mite had been wrongly overlooked by some previously, but this study confirmed its ...

But deep on the surface of our skin is an ecosystem you may not be aware of. Those are demodex mites. We all have them, and they're found on the scalp and face. See those guys? They're chillin' in ...

Meet Demodex, the face mite, a microscopic arachnid that lives on human skin. The pore is its humble abode and the waxy sebum we secrete is its meal of choice. It's hard to know for sure ...