Oncology & Cancer
Newer sunscreens can better match your skin tone
Newer sunscreens that can match your skin tone may encourage more people to use sunscreen, an expert says.
Apr 4, 2022
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Scientists discover master regulator of skin development
The surface of your skin, called the epidermis, is a complex mixture of many different cell types—each with a very specific job. The production, or differentiation, of such a sophisticated tissue requires an immense amount ...
Dec 2, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify food additive that may prevent skin cancer
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy have discovered that a compound found in the natural food additive annatto prevents the formation of cancer cells and skin damage from UV radiation in mice. In ...
Jan 28, 2016
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Health
Potential for sun damage should be carefully balanced with need for vitamin D in children, say scientists
Scientists at King's College London are encouraging parents and carers to ensure even more rigorous protection of children against the harmful effects of the sun. The comments follow a study which has suggested that children ...
Apr 24, 2018
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Don't get (sun)burned this 4th of July weekend
Adding sun protection to your holiday gatherings takes little effort and can help you avoid the pain and potential side effects of sunburn.
Jul 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Noninvasive microscopy technique allows for spotting skin cancer in mitochondria
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers from several institutions in the U.S. and one in Spain has developed a new way to test for skin cancer in patients—one that does not rely on taking a biopsy. In their paper published ...
Oncology & Cancer
Researcher discovers a protein that spreads cancer
Nils Halberg at the University of Bergen has identified a protein that makes it possible for cancer cells to spread.
Apr 13, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Rates of skin cancer have increased dramatically over recent decades
Incidence rates of skin cancer (cutaneous malignant melanoma) have increased more than 550% in males and 250% in females since the early 1980s in England—according to a new study by Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS).
Jan 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover genetic imprints and signatures left by DNA-damaging processes that lead to cancer
Researchers have provided the first comprehensive compendium of mutational processes that drive tumour development. Together, these mutational processes explain most mutations found in 30 of the most common cancer types. ...
Aug 14, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers on a mission to block rogue melanoma protein
Despite years of skin cancer warnings, Australia continues to hold the unenviable record for the highest melanoma rates in the world, a disease that is almost universally fatal if it spreads to other organs.
Jun 14, 2022
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