If you’ve ever walked into a nail salon, poured over colors until finding the perfect shade to match your mood, and left with a fresh gel manicure, it’s likely you've encountered a UV nail dryer.

Woman Drying Nails in UV Lamp. Manicure Treatment. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation is known to cause skin damage, including skin cancer. Now, new research has raised questions about the safety of ...

Results of a study recently published in Nature Communications suggests that radiation from ultraviolet (UV) nail polish dryers could induce cell death and trigger molecular changes linked to cancer ...

BALTIMORE - A new study found radiation from nail dryers may damage DNA and breed cancer-causing mutations in human cells. For many women, gel manicures are a part of routine maintenance. Some get ...

Getting your nails done may be your only "me-time" activity of the month but a new study suggests that the UV ray machines used to cure gel nails can lead to cancer. "There yes, can be an accumulated ...

Athletes are 2.5 times more likely than the general public to develop nail fungus, according to a study in the Journal of the ...

A new sulfur-based compound may offer a faster, more effective way to reach and treat stubborn nail infections.

If you've ever opted for gel polish at the salon, you're probably used to drying your nails beneath a UV lamp. And perhaps you've found yourself waiting and wondering: How safe are these? Researchers ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Nail dryers commonly used during gel manicures in nail salons can cause DNA damage and may lead to early-onset cancer, a new medical research study has found. The study, ...