Is UV light good or bad for you?
Current insights and future perspectives of ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure: Friends and foes to the skin and beyond the skin.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
UV light from the sun can hurt your skin by causing sunburn and cancer, but doctors can also use it carefully to help treat some skin problems. Scientists are learning that it might even affect other parts of the body, not just the skin.
Surprising Findings
UV radiation may help treat solid tumors and influence abnormal behaviors.
UV is typically associated with causing cancer, not treating it. The idea that light exposure could affect behavior is also unexpected and counterintuitive.
Practical Takeaways
Consider medical UV therapy for certain skin conditions under professional supervision.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
UV light from the sun can hurt your skin by causing sunburn and cancer, but doctors can also use it carefully to help treat some skin problems. Scientists are learning that it might even affect other parts of the body, not just the skin.
Surprising Findings
UV radiation may help treat solid tumors and influence abnormal behaviors.
UV is typically associated with causing cancer, not treating it. The idea that light exposure could affect behavior is also unexpected and counterintuitive.
Practical Takeaways
Consider medical UV therapy for certain skin conditions under professional supervision.
Publication
Journal
Environment international
Year
2024
Authors
Xiaoyou Tang, Tingyi Yang, Daojiang Yu, Hai Xiong, Shuyu Zhang
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Claims (5)
UV light from the sun or tanning beds can irritate your skin and harm skin cells by changing how they work.
UV radiation from the sun or artificial sources can harm your skin by causing sunburn, aging it faster, weakening your skin’s defenses, and even leading to skin cancer because it reaches deep into your skin.
UV light doesn’t just affect your skin — it might also change how your whole body works, possibly impacting things like inflammation, cancer, and even behavior.
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.
Some skin problems can actually get better with special UV light treatments that doctors control carefully — it's like using sunlight in a safe, medical way to help heal the skin.