Tanning beds emit 10 to 15 times more UVA rays than the sun. New research shows that translates to a dramatic increase in the ...

More striking still, the genetic damage showed up even in body areas that rarely see the sun. The findings, published today ...

A study shows that young people who use tanning beds have more skin mutations including cells known to lead to skin cancer.

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Cosmetic ingredients, particularly pigments, preservatives, and petroleum derivatives, are raising concerns about long-term ...

Research from Northwestern and the University of California, San Francisco confirms that tanning beds "biologically shift ...

“Redheads are not going extinct,” says Katerina Zorina-Lichtenwalter, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Behavioral ...

Sunburns may seem like a simple consequence of too much time outdoors, but beneath the sting and redness lies a complex biological reaction. A sunburn isn’t just irritated skin — it’s an injury at the ...

The researchers noted that “multiple clinical reports showed the repigmentation of grey hair within the darkening scalp areas ...

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion happened nearly 40 years ago, but the exclusion zone is still dangerous for ...

California's health authorities are advising on mobile phone safety due to potential long-term radiation concerns. Practical tips include increasing d ...

Graying hair could be a sign that the body is effectively protecting itself from cancer, a new study suggests. Cancer-causing ...