Tanning beds emit 10 to 15 times more UVA rays than the sun. New research shows that translates to a dramatic increase in the ...

More striking still, the genetic damage showed up even in body areas that rarely see the sun. The findings, published today ...

A study shows that young people who use tanning beds have more skin mutations including cells known to lead to skin cancer.

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Cosmetic ingredients, particularly pigments, preservatives, and petroleum derivatives, are raising concerns about long-term ...

For generations, gray hair has been treated as a cosmetic problem to hide, a visible marker of age and stress. Now a wave of ...

UV (ultraviolet) radiation is the primary risk factor of skin cancer, including melanoma. And while most cases are tied to ...

Research from Northwestern and the University of California, San Francisco confirms that tanning beds "biologically shift ...