Oncology & Cancer
Action spectrum of sun skin damage documented
Scientists document for the first time the DNA damage which can occur to skin across the full range of ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
Jun 26, 2015
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News tagged with ultraviolet rays
Oncology & Cancer
Tan skin is damaged skin
(HealthDay)— The "healthy glow" associated with a tan is actually a sign of danger, a dermatologist says.
Apr 13, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Mutation V60L increases predisposition to skin cancer
When Homo sapiens left Africa and had to adapt to less sunny climates, there was a mutation in one of the genes responsible for regulating the synthesis of melanin, the MC1R gene, which involved a discoloration of the skin. ...
Jan 14, 2014
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Health
Car windows may not protect from sun
Car windows are designed to protect you in an accident. But they won't necessarily protect you from the sun. Automotive glass must meet a host of government standards in the U.S. and elsewhere. It has to let in the maximum ...
Sep 7, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Wear your vegetables: Could broccoli hold the key to skin cancer prevention?
With skin cancer emerging as one of the world's most prevalent forms of cancer, researchers are using every tool at their disposal to fight this disease. The tool of choice for Sally Dickinson? Broccoli.
Jul 25, 2013
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Health
Young women hold the key to success of 'sunless tanning' products, researcher finds
Sunless tanning—whether with lotions, bronzers or tanning pills—has been promoted as an effective substitute to dodge the health risks of ultraviolet rays, but if the products don't provide the perfect tan, young women ...
May 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals novel mechanism by which UVA contributes to photoaging of skin
A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provides new evidence that longwave ultraviolet light (UVA) induces a protein that could result in premature skin aging. The findings demonstrate ...
Apr 25, 2013
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Pediatrics
Supplements and cow's milk play biggest roles in determining vitamin D levels in children
Taking a vitamin D supplement and drinking cow's milk are the two most important factors that determine how much vitamin D is in a child's body, new research has found.
Jan 14, 2013
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Health
Study reveals harmful effects of compact fluorescent light bulbs to skin
(Medical Xpress) -- Inspired by a European study, a team of Stony Brook University researchers looked into the potential impact of healthy human skin tissue (in vitro) being exposed to ultraviolet rays emitted from compact ...
Jul 19, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Anxiety increases cancer severity in mice, research finds
Worrywarts, fidgety folk and the naturally nervy may have a real cause for concern: accelerated cancer. In a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, anxiety-prone mice developed more severe ...
Apr 25, 2012
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