Your next tattoo might be riskier than currently assumed, recent research suggests. Scientists found evidence of a potential ...

A recent study published by The Lancet suggests a possible association between exposure to tattoo ink and an increased risk ...

This study’s authors claimed that their study showed that getting a tattoo increased risk, but their data actually suggested that any differences were not statistically significant. If tattoo ink did ...

More than just a piece of body art, tattoos now represent values, tales, and aesthetics. Beyond their artistic and cultural value, tattoos might have health concerns, so anyone considering getting one ...

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark, analyzing data from Danish twin pairs, found that tattoo ink was linked ...

The families of Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador maintain their innocence and say they were targeted by federal agents ...

Other research is ongoing as to the broader effects of tattoos on the immune system. Some studies have found that heavily-inked individuals actually have more antibodies circulating in the blood ...

Indeed, some studies have found that tattoo ink creates a sort of "priming effect" for your immune system, whereby the body, on high alert from the pesky tattoo ink, is supposedly better able to ...

Having a tattoo has been linked to a higher risk of conditions like lymphoma and skin cancer, but the situation isn't clear-cut ...

Last year, when I went to get a tattoo just north of my wrist bone—an orange juice carton, a meaningful nod to my family—I ...

Fellow tattoo artist Joanna Roman also notes that ... or witchcraft often say that palo santo and incense have a similar effect, so you could also consider getting that tattooed.