Extreme UV radiation levels expected in 5 states. Protect yourself and the environment. #UVRadiation #SunSafety #Environment
#Sunscreen doesn’t cause #melanoma; most melanoma cases are due to excess #UVradiation from the #sun
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that starts in melanocytes, the cells in our skin that produce melanin. Melanin is responsible for skin color and pigmentation. UV radiation from the sun can cause DNA damage, which raises the risk of mutations that lead to cancer. Sunscreen helps reduce damage caused by UV radiation, but isn’t 100% protective. Dermatologists recommend that people take multiple measures to reduce UV exposure, such as wearing sun-protective clothing and sun avoidance, in addition to wearing sunscreen.
Chemists have developed a method to create carbenes from methanol, enhancing our understanding of molecular formation crucial to life. A team of chemists led by the University of Maryland has developed a new method for creating carbenes, a class of highly reactive yet notoriously short-lived and
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation triggers a pigmentation response in human skin, wherein melanocytes rapidly activate divergent maturation and proliferation programs. Here, the authors identify distinct melanocyte sub-populations with maturation and proliferation programs initiated by stochastic gene expression in response to external pigmentation cues such as UV.
"Ozone layer recovery delayed, surface UV radiation continues to rise, finds study
According to a new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, the ozone isn't healing as quickly as expected, leading to higher levels of surface ultraviolet (UV) radiation in recent years.
Despite projections that the ozone layer would fully recover by mid-century, researchers found rising UV radiation levels in the tropics and northern mid-latitudes after 2010, posing risks to human health and the environment."
🔗: https://phys.org/news/2023-06-ozone-layer-recovery-delayed-surface.html
#Ozone #OzoneLayer #OzoneDepletion #UVRadiation #climate #environment #ClimateCrisis
Exposure to #airpollution, carcinogenic #chemicals, #radon, #UVradiation and second-hand #smoking together may contribute over 10% of the #cancer burden in Europe.
Our recent study: https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/environmental-burden-of-cancer/beating-cancer-the-role-of-europes
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1562394606418989057
Cancer affects the lives of many Europeans. Environmental and occupational exposure to air pollution, radon, UV radiation, chemical carcinogens, asbestos and other risks contributes significantly to the high burden of cancer in Europe. However, all environmental and occupational cancer risk factors are largely preventable. This web report provides a brief overview of the evidence on the environmental and occupational determinants of cancer in Europe and of EU policy responses.
Mathrubhumi English
WHO
The Wild
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PLOS Biology
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Santiago 
EU EnvironmentAgency