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more_corn 9 hours ago

UV causes melanoma which is why we wear sunscreen.

pazimzadeh 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

too much UV all at once, you mean. melanoma is not common and face and arms - the regions which receive the most sunlight

a moderate amount of UV stimulates vitamin D production, suppresses inflammation, and turns on DNA repair pathways

bschwarz an hour ago | parent [-]

This moderate amount of UV is enough to accelerate skin aging which is why we wear sunscreen.

wpm 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The article explains this concern in the 3rd and 4th paragraph.

nikolay 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Wong UV wavelength range! 222nm is safe for humans [0]!

[0]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-67211-2

Retz4o4 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Far UVC?