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Safety of many sunscreen ingredients is in doubt – should we worry?

The US body that regulates sunscreen has declared that 12 of the 16 popular active ingredients might not actually be safe. Here's what you need to know

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Eczema-associated bacteria may be kept in check by a different microbe

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Staphylococcus aureus bacteria populate the cracked skin

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Gel made from birch bark reduces skin scarring from cuts and burns

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Acne study reveals genes for hair follicles are partly to blame

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Tiny sun sensor warns you when your skin is about to burn

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Spending a lot of time in the sun can cause actinic keratoses

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Creams remove skin sun spots with minimal pain and may prevent cancer

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Sunshine seems to protect babies from eczema - but we don't know why

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Skin tans the most when spending every other day out of the sun

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This robot crawls over your body and scans your skin with a microscope

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A new shape called the scutoid has been discovered in our cells

We’ve discovered a new shape called the scutoid, which lets cells pack so closely together – and could lead to better methods for making artificial organs

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A new shape called the scutoid has been discovered in our cells

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Anti-acne cream clears up skin without any nasty side effects

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Does Cheddar Man show there <em>is</em> such a thing as bad publicity?

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Ancient 'dark-skinned' Briton Cheddar Man find may not be true

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Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

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