Researchers have found that the skin microbes that live on us actively decide how the sun affects our immune system.
"...certain skin bacteria can protect us from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation..."
Published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, the findings show how the skin can change how the immune system reacts.
"...microbial communities are not passive victims of environmental stress but dynamic regulators of immune responses."
Could the skin microbiome could be far more important for whole-body health than we realise?
