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MTII and Photosensitive Skin Disorders

Photosensitive Skin Disorders and Melanotan II

April 12, 2020 By Jeremy Murphree 0

Is there potential for Melanotan II to treat photosensitive skin disorders? During the 1960s α-MSH effect on rats was studied. This research continued into the 1980s where scientists at the University of Arizona studied α-MSH to determine an agent that could achieve photoprotective stimulation of…

Surgeon General Warns Against Tanning and Danger of Skin Cancer

July 31, 2014 By Mari Browning Melehes 0

An article in USA TODAY on July 29th offers loads of information on the harmful effects of UV rays and the danger of skin cancer. It is the first time a Surgeon General has issued such a direct statement concerning tanning and tanning beds. A…