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Is a suntan just as bad as a sunburn? Isn’t it good to get some Vitamin D from sun exposure?How bad is a suntan, really? And how do UV rays affect your skin? Although rates of indoor tanning have been dropping in the United States, many people still try to get a tan outdoors. According to a National Cancer Institute analysis of data from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey, about 39 per cent of women and 29 per cent of men in the United States had intentionally sought an outdoor tan in the past year. Yet while bronzed skin...

Could muscadine wine help perk up sagging skin? According to a new study, women who drank two glasses of dealcoholized muscadine wine daily showed significant improvements in the elasticity and water retention of their skin compared with those who consumed a placebo. The study is the first time scientists have studied the impacts of nonalcoholic wine consumption on skin health in a randomized clinical trial. Researchers attribute the beneficial effects to chemical compounds called polyphenols that naturally occur in many plants. Muscadine grapes are native to the Southeastern United States and are commonly used to make wine. Previous clinical trials...

The organisms that inhabit the skin may not be the bad guys. They probably enable the body to function properly, researchers say in the journal Science. Here's a finding that'll make your skin crawl: A healthy human epidermis is colonized by roughly 1,000 species of bacteria. Furthermore, the microorganisms have evolved to exploit the unique attributes of those body parts they call home, according to a study to be published today in the journal Science. Some thrive in the desert of the forearm. Others are happiest in the tropical rain forest of the armpit. The study, conducted by a team...