Health
'Don't use them': Tanning beds triple skin cancer risk, study finds
When Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week with her friends because they all wanted to glow like a celebrity.
Dec 28, 2025
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Physical Phenomena: News and Research on Physical Phenomena
MeSH tree: G01
Genetics
Indoor tanning makes youthful skin much older on a genetic level
Tanning bed users are known to have a higher risk of skin cancer, but for the first time researchers have found that young indoor tanners undergo genetic changes that can lead to more mutations in their skin cells than people ...
Dec 27, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein MCL1 links cancer cell survival and energy metabolism
A study by the Mildred Scheel Early Career Center group led by Dr. Mohamed Elgendy at the TUD Faculty of Medicine provides fundamental insights into cancer biology. Published in Nature Communications, the study shows for ...
Dec 23, 2025
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Health
Review finds heat adaptation in low-income countries overlooks women's health needs
Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health and Imperial College London have reviewed published evidence on how community-level heat adaptation interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) impact ...
Dec 17, 2025
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Health
New sunscreen ingredient could soon be allowed in the US
Americans may soon have access to a new sunscreen ingredient already used around the world.
Dec 12, 2025
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Genetics
Comparing DNA language models to guide optimal AI selection for genomics
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have performed a comprehensive evaluation of five artificial intelligence (AI) models trained on genomic sequences, known as DNA foundation language models. ...
Dec 2, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Skin cancer cluster found in 15 Pennsylvania counties with or near farmland
Counties in Pennsylvania that contained or were near cultivated cropland had significantly higher melanoma rates compared to other regions, according to a new study led by scientists at Penn State.
Nov 14, 2025
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Health
Using your phone every night before bed? Researchers say that's okay
Scrolling on your phone before bed may not be as bad for your sleep as we once thought. New research from Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and the Université Laval suggests nightly screen use does not contribute to ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Neuroscience
Astronauts can get motion sick while splashing back down to Earth. VR headsets could help them stay sharp
When learning about the effects of spaceflight on human health, you typically will hear about the dangers of radiation, bone density loss and changes in eyesight. While these long-term risks are important, a less frequently ...
Oct 21, 2025
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Health
If I use SPF50+ sunscreen every day do I need to take vitamin D?
What does wearing SPF50+ sunscreen every day do to your vitamin D levels? Our study, recently published in the British Journal of Dermatology, provides some answers.
Sep 18, 2025
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