Sentences with phrase «as ultraviolet exposure»

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But declines are occurring in the absence of destruction of habitats, suggesting other causes such as pollution from pesticides, acid rain and increases in ultraviolet exposure or even change in climate (Blaustein & Wake 1990).

But, because we worry (and rightly so) about skin cancer, we shield our skin from the sun's ultraviolet light with clothing and sunscreen, which makes it impossible for our bodies to manufacture Vitamin D. Breast milk was never meant to be the source of vitamin D for our babies (as we are all intended to make our own vitamin D with exposure to sunlight), but as we continue to be cautious about exposure to sunlight, babies do not make enough Vitamin D, nor do they receive enough in breast milk.

The study notes that indoor tanning products can produce 10 to 15 times as much UV radiation as the midday sun, and supports the recommendation of medical groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, to minimize ultraviolet exposure, including from indoor tanning.

Melanoma usually occurs in the skin and is caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation (such as sunlight).

Before doing so, researchers would need to make sure the paint still works under harsh conditions, such as exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays.

In humans, melanocytes function to protect skin from damaging environmental stresses such as ultraviolet radiation exposure (UVR).

In humans, these cells function to protect skin from damaging environmental stresses such as ultraviolet radiation exposure.

This last one was surprising, since we think of ultraviolet exposure as contributing to melanoma idults, but not B - ALL (a leukemia of B - cells) in children.

It is usually caused by excessive exposure to sunlight or other sources of ultraviolet light, such as tanning beds.

Individuals with lupus should limit exposure to the sun as ultraviolet rays can trigger an autoimmune reaction.

Melanin molecules absorb ultraviolet radiation from the sun, protecting you from tissue damage as a result of sun exposure.

The body is also exposed to free radicals from environmental exposures, such as cigarette smoke, air pollution, and ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

All tortoises should be kept outside, as temperatures permit, to ensure adequate exposure to ultraviolet light, which is necessary to maintain calcium metabolism.

Not only do ultraviolet exposure and pigmentation characteristics serve as risk factors, but so does genetics.

Ultraviolet light should be kept away from the paintings as fugitive dyes and colorants used in paints will eventually discolour under exposure to this type of light.

The relationship remained significant when per capita Gross Domestic Product was entered as a covariate as well as when latitude, a measure of historical climate as well as ultraviolet radiation exposure (Hancock et al., 2008), was controlled for.