We don't yet fully know how UV light causes skin problems, and scientists need to do more research to figure it out so they can create better treatments.

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Current insights and future perspectives of ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure: Friends and foes to the skin and beyond the skin.

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2024 Mar

The study agrees that we don’t fully understand how UV light causes skin problems and says more research is needed to find better treatments.

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Current insights and future perspectives of ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure: Friends and foes to the skin and beyond the skin.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108535

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