There’s no evidence perineum sunning is going to give you an energy boost, or deliver any of its other purported benefits.
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Too much ultraviolet radiation is dangerous for human health. Excessive exposure can cause skin ageing and sunburn and can induce melanoma, cataracts, ocular melanoma, and immunodeficiency.
Social media is popularising DIY sunscreen.
Exposure to the sun every other day produces more skin pigment than sunbathing every day – but protection is still vital.
UV ratings indicate risk of skin damage – but they’re based on pale skin. New wrist bands designed for six different tones of skin provide a more personalised way to track safe UV exposure.
Paradoxically, people who know the real causes of cancer are also the most likely to believe in mythical causes of it.
New research from the University of Geneva is helping us understand how plants protect themselves from the sun.
Last summer, 2.4 million Australian adults were getting sunburnt each weekend. But what’s actually happening in the skin during a sunburn?
The risks of UV radiation exposure are well-known, but some scientists are exploring lesser-known benefits of UV light.
A real-time hand-held device can help employers measure the impact of the sun on workers.
Researchers have estimated that 8% of the five million cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year in the US can be attributed to indoor tanning.
Summer sunshine makes most of us feel better, but there may be more to the benefits than just feeling good.
Around 30 Australians are diagnosed with melanoma every day and more than 1,200 die from the disease each year. While small amounts of ultraviolet (UV) radiation are required for the production of vitamin…
A gene mutation responsible for red hair and pale skin is also attributed to risk of melanoma. An international study found…
Researchers at Australian National University - collaborating with Dartmouth University in the US - have discovered a group…
The sunny season has well and truly started, as has the daily summer ritual of applying sunscreen. So now is the perfect time to consider whether “nano sunscreens”, which contain UV filtering nanoparticles…
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Queensland
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Professor, ARC Future Fellow & Founding Director, Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, RMIT University
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Professor- Departments of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Dermatology | Member- Foods For Health Institute | Member- Comprehensive Cancer Center | Director- Autoimmunity | Director- Immune Monitoring, University of California, Davis
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