Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds melanoma less common in individuals with several tattoos

People who have experienced more than one tattoo session may have a decreased risk of the skin cancer melanoma—with one key caveat, according to research from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U).

Health

Overweight but healthy—what the latest study reveals

Being slightly overweight might not shorten your life, but being very thin might. A large Danish study tracking more than 85,000 adults has found that people with a BMI below 18.5 were nearly three times more likely to die ...

Immunology

Skin stretching enables needle-free vaccine delivery in mice

Researchers show that stretching the skin stimulates immune cells and increases the skin's ability to absorb large molecules, including those present in vaccines. In an article published September 17 in Cell Reports, they ...

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