The bacteria that live on your skin could be playing a role in protecting you from the sun's harmful UV rays, scientists have ...

Skin bacteria may protect against UV damage by metabolizing a sun-induced molecule, influencing immune responses.

This microbial metabolism then limits the ability of cis-urocanic acid to inhibit immune responses, which means that skin bacteria fine-tune our skin's response to UV radiation. The researchers ...

Your smartphone may harm your skin more than you think. Dirt, bacteria, and blue light from screens can cause dullness, acne, ...

It's easy to miss smaller areas or not scrub hard enough in places where bacteria like to thrive. And there's one place many ...

Commensal microbes, also known as normal microbiota ... to the resources available in their microenvironment, feeding on our skin's nutrients and producing various molecules that affect their ...