Researchers find UV nail polish dryers can cause DNA damage and mutations

UV nail dryers used for gel polish might cause cancer, study shows

Using gel polish might lead to cancer.

Researchers find UV nail polish dryers can cause DNA damage and mutations

While the dangers of UV light — particularly in tanning settings — are well-known, before this week scientists had not studied how the ultraviolet lights used to cure gel polishes might affect human skin..

Gel polish dryers damage DNA

Those gel manicures you love may be a problem after all according to research. Researchers have studied how the ultraviolet lights used to cure gel

In cells, UV-emitting nail polish dryers damage DNA and cause mutations

Researchers at the University of California San Diego studied these ultraviolet (UV) light emitting devices, and found that their use leads to cell death and cancer-causing mutations in human cell ...

Ultraviolet nail dryers cause DNA mutations

Researchers from the University of California discovered that the use of nail polish dryers with ultraviolet (UV) light causes cell death and DNA mutations that can cause cancer, according to the agency Europa Press.

Cancer. Ultraviolet nail dryers damage DNA and cause mutations

A study indicates that the use of nail polish dryers with UV light causes cell death and potentially carcinogenic DNA mutations.