Recent findings have provided a molecular basis for the combined contributions of
multifaceted risk factors for the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS appears to start as a …

A considerably high number of outdoor workers worldwide are constantly exposed for the
majority of their working life to solar radiation (SR); this exposure is known to induce various …

The Montreal Protocol has limited increases in the UV-B (280–315 nm) radiation reaching
the Earth's surface as a result of depletion of stratospheric ozone. Nevertheless, the …

Daylight stems solely from direct, scattered and reflected sunlight, and undergoes dynamic
changes in irradiance and spectral power composition due to latitude, time of day, time of …

Compelling evidence indicates that Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection is a prerequisite for
multiple sclerosis (MS). The disease may arise from a complex interplay between latent EBV …

The ultraviolet rays from sunlight pose a natural hazard to human health and can cause
serious health problems. Some medical artificial lights also emit ultraviolet radiation …

In the last decades the media have highlighted the ozone depletion as major environmental
problem resulting in an increase in ultraviolet radiation (UVR) reaching the earth's surface …

Fatal unintentional poisoning is widespread upon human exposure to toxic agents such as
pesticides, heavy metals, environmental pollutants, bacterial and fungal toxins or even some …

The ultraviolet radiation index (UVI) was adopted internationally to raise awareness about
and encourage the public to protect their skin from skin cancer. The current paper is a …

Albinism is a group of rare inherited disorders arising from impairment of melanin
biosynthesis. The reduction of melanin synthesis leads to hypopigmentation of the skin and …