For the first time, scientists have demonstrated how tanning beds cause fundamental DNA damage across almost the skin's entire surface that results in a threefold risk of developing melanoma. It puts ...

Tanning bed usage can cause DNA damage, mutate skin cells beyond ordinary sun exposure and increase the risk of melanoma by nearly three times, according to a Northwestern University study published ...

The precise biological process behind the increased risk of melanoma previously remained unclear, and the study found the use of indoor tanning beds led to a nearly threefold increase in melanoma risk ...

Tanning beds promise a quick glow, but a new study says the real cost is written deep into your skin. Researchers have found ...

A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress. The findings of the UC ...