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Article: UV rays may give tan seekers their sunny dispositions
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 18, 2004
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UV rays may give tan seekers their sunny dispositions
By ERIC NAGOURNEY New York Times
Sunday, July 18, 2004
This time of year, dermatologists are wringing their pale, smooth
hands in dismay and frustration: Why don't people listen to the
warnings about the risks of sunlight?
Vanity and the recklessness of youth usually get the blame.
But maybe there's more to the urge to bake than looks and youthful
abandon. A small, provocative study seems to say so. It links the
penetration of ultraviolet rays to the release of pleasure-inducing
endorphins in the brain.
Writing in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, a
group of researchers reported that they sought out volunteers who ...