If you do your skin-care homework, you’re already diligent about protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful rays. But UVA and UVB light are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to light ...

Fluorescent and LED (light-emitting diode) light bulbs also give off blue light. And just like ultraviolet, or UV, rays, which are linked to skin damage, it can affect your skin.

Sometimes different LED lights are combined with a photosensitive drug called 5-aminolevulinic acid. This medicine is applied to the skin and used in combination with the LED light. While this ...

While the sun emits both UV and HEV light, “blue light can also come from computer and phone screens and other digital devices, and may have an effect on our eyes as well as our skin,” says ...

Red light therapy is an anti-aging treatment that dermatologists love, so we asked them about how LED light therapy works, its benefits and what devices to try.

Many devices emit red light with wavelengths between 630 and 700 nanometers. Red light can penetrate deeply into the skin to boost the production of collagen and elastin, proteins that help to ...

Red light therapy is a home-based photobiomodulation system that uses visible and/or near-infrared light to address skin concerns, Chris G. Adigun, MD, a board-certified dermatologist at ...

Ancient DNA samples underwent pigmentation tests to reveal that ancient Europeans likely migrated to the land, possessing only dark skin genes.

Colorism is a problem but it shouldn't be about pointing out dark skin vs. light skin. Learn how we can reframe the conversation around colorism in schools.