This month is UV Safety Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to remember sun safety to avoid skin cancer and miserable sun ...

When skin cells are overwhelmed by UV damage, they die, triggering an immune response similar to wound healing. The redness, heat and pain of a sunburn, are signs of inflammation as immune cells rush ...

Here are some sunscreen application tips to help you avoid a sunburn this summer and what to know about the UV index.

The UV Index is a scale that helps illustrate how strong the sun's radiation is. (WDBJ Weather) The index uses a scale from 0 (low risk) to 11+ (very high risk). The forecast must consider cloud ...

Ultraviolet radiation is quantified daily using the “UV Index”, which takes into account calendar date, location, and weather conditions. At a UV index of 6, the risk of getting sunburned ...

We often hear about the damaging effects of UV radiation on our skin, including sunburn, aging and skin cancer. However, we are increasingly learning that UV exposure can affect our metabolism too.

The team found that radiation emitted by UV-nail polish dryers can permanently damage DNA but said future studies are needed to determine the relationship between the dryers and skin cancer. The ...