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Short and Intense Sun Tanning Can Disrupt Skin’s Microbiome: Study

Researchers in UK show too much sun exposure negatively affects short-term diversity and composition of the skin’s bacterial make-up.

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By: Christine Esposito

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Prolonged exposure to UVR is associated with damage to DNA in skin cells, inflammation and premature skin aging. Yet when vacation time arrives, trips to the beach and other sunny detinations remain quite common. Researchers in the UK decied to examine the effects of sun-seeking behaviors on the skin microbiota composition of those on holiday. In the new study study published in Frontiers in Aging, researchers show how cohort of holidaymakers that their sun exposure behavior significantly ...

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