60-Second Health
60-Second Health
Scientific American
Tanning Mice Get Physically Addicted
2 minutes Posted Jun 24, 2014 at 4:50 pm.
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Mice regularly exposed to UV light produced feel-good endorphins and behaved like addicts. If humans do, too, it could explain why we seek sun, despite damage. Dina Fine Maron reports