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Research Suggests Sunbathing , Could Impact Your Microbiome.<br/>'Newsweek' reports that research shows that in addition to increasing cancer risks and accelerating aging, <br/>exposure to the sun can also disrupt the skin's microbiome.<br/>Researchers from the University of Manchester found that <br/>a week-long vacation's worth of sun could significantly <br/>impact the skin's delicate balance of microbes.<br/>Skin is colonized by a diverse microbiota <br/>that play essential roles in the maintenance <br/>of skin homeostasis [balance], protecting <br/>skin against invading pathogens and <br/>coordinating the innate and adaptive <br/>arms of the cutaneous immune system, Abigail Langton, Lead author of the study, via 'Newsweek'.<br/>The study, which was published in the journal <br/>'Frontiers in Aging,' looked at the skin microbiomes of <br/>21 volunteers before and after they went to the beach.<br/>'Newsweek' reports that volunteers were split into three <br/>groups: those who were already tan, those who tanned while on vacation and those who avoided the sun. .<br/>The group that tanned while on vacation <br/>were found to have lower levels of \