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Scientists Reveal How Tanning Beds Age Your Skin on a Genetic Level

Tanning beds may offer a convenient indoor alternative to sunbathing, but a new study suggests they could be worse for the skin than sunlight.  Indoor tanning can almost triple melanoma risk, the study finds, along with the first evidence that tanning beds cause specific, melanoma-enabling DNA damage across the entire exposed skin surface.

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