Browsing: skin

The microphone felt heavier than I expected. As I stood on stage at a London comedy club last December, I looked out at a room full…

New climate risks bring with them new health risks. An exceptionally warm and dry summer in Europe meant that outdoor workers, and those who choose to…

Wild swimming has been linked to a higher risk of stomach bugs and skin rashes, according to the largest ever controlled study of illnesses associated with…

I always know someone is going to say something racist when they start a sentence with, “I’m not racist, but …” Nobody likes to think they…

The body that represents the UK’s sunbed salons is wrongly insisting that a tan protects against sunburn, even though leading medical bodies (contacted by Full Fact)…

The number of cases from the most serious form of skin cancer have reached a record high across the UK, according to analysis by a leading…

The first thing Becca Golden noticed was her pants.Throughout the spring and summer of 2023, her pants stopped fitting. Her legs became puffy, with a rippled…

Illegal skin lightening products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of UK outlets, including butchers, specialist food shops and small grocery stores, trading standards…

Smartphone apps that claim to offer “safe” and “healthy” tanning routines for users as young as four are being heavily prompted by influencers, helping to fuel…

Tissue sample collection, preservation and processingBack skin samples from age-matched adults and one litter of neonatal naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) were maintained at the University…