In 2020-2021, a mysterious skin disease affected fishermen in Senegal. High levels of Portimine A toxin, produced by the ...

Researchers from Nagoya University found that luteolin, a common antioxidant in vegetables like carrots, celery, and broccoli ...

“You want to protect against ultraviolet light ... While unlikely to produce skin cancer on its own, visible light cause cutaneous photodamage such as melasma and other hyperpigmentation ...

In an exciting advancement for dermatological science, researchers have uncovered a potential role for vitamin D and the enzyme CYP24A1 in the development of keloid scars—an elusive and challenging ...

Our SPF grading system, meanwhile, only accounts for UVB rays, which contribute to sunburns and skin cancer. And while the term "broad-spectrum" does account for both UVA and UVB rays, it doesn't ...

(“Active ingredients” is the term used to describe the ones in sunscreen that shield your skin from UV rays, as opposed to inactive ingredients, such as moisturizers or fragrances.) These ...

Family based linkage studies of kindreds with BCNS identified the patched 1 (PTCH1) gene, an inhibitor of the hedgehog signalling pathway ... UV-induced photoproducts from DNA extracted from the ...

Inhibition of DAX1 also reduced the expression of disease-relevant genes including WNT/β-catenin signaling in precision-cut slices of SSc skin. Conclusion: DAX1 is upregulated in SSc in a ...

It’s important, though, to understand the limitations of this study and why we shouldn’t rush to embrace air pollution as a potential shield against skin cancer. One of the main issues with ...

There is no evidence that using sunscreen in a tanning bed will prevent the damage to your skin that can occur when you are exposed to ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Tanning beds expose the skin to two ...

A team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore investigated how skin cells respond to UV exposure, focusing on a protein called ZAKα. This ...