With the hotter seasons getting close at hand, take note of this expert advice on how to prevent and treat sunburns ...

Spending enough time in the sun without adequate protection can leave us looking and presumably feeling like a lobster ready for the plate.

In severe cases, healing may take up to 2 weeks. A sunburn is skin damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun. Although sunburns only last a few days in most cases, long-term damage ...

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and NTU Singapore have discovered that RNA damage, not DNA damage, is the real trigger for the acute effects of sunburn. This new understanding ...

Sunburn can be a painful consequence of spending too much time in the sun or a tanning bed. In rare cases, people with sunburn may also experience an extreme, deep, painful itching called hell’s ...

Home remedies for mild cases of sunburn include bathing in cool water and colloidal oatmeal baths, applying moisturizer containing aloe vera, and more. If your sunburn is severe, or if you’re ...

Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage, but it turns out that this is not the full truth.

Even in colder weather, you can still get a sunburn. And if you're somewhere warm that impromptu dip in the pool, ocean or lake is all fun and games until you get home and rinse off – and feel ...

Nevertheless, most of us have experienced sunburn at least once. The skin turns bright red, feels irritated and needs cooling. You may also have been told that sunburn damages the DNA. But that is ...

Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage. However, a new study reveals that RNA, another vital cellular molecule, plays a major role in triggering acute sunburn reactions.