A few years ago, a team of European researchers discovered nanoparticles from tattoo pigments seem to be able to travel from a tattoo site into a body’s lymph nodes. A new follow-up study has now ...

Nickel and chromium may shed from tattoo needles and cause allergies, a study found. By Nicholas Bakalar Tattoos can cause allergic reactions, and tattoo needles, even clean ones, may be partly to ...

whose mother had recently been tattooed. (The husband of the tattooed woman was concerned that she had put them both at risk for AIDS with the tattooing process.) You replied that the Centers for ...

Destin Sandlin, host of the YouTube show Smarter Every Day, recently devoted an episode to exploring an interesting topic: the science of tattooing. The episode, above, explores a few different ...

Patches covered in microscopic needles could tattoo vaccines into the skin to boost a patient’s defense against disease, researchers say. Vaccines help bodies develop immunity to diseases by exposing ...

A growing backstreet tattoo trade is putting thousands of people at risk by reusing dirty needles and relying on cheap ink and poor quality kit. An investigation by the Sunday Mirror today paints a ...

With 205 booths, most featuring on-site tattooing, the 2019 New Orleans Tattoo Arts Convention isn’t for those with qualms about witnessing pain and a little leaking blood. But the buzzing needles, ...

Some of us are fans of dip-n-rip tattoos with very little planning. Who cares? It's not like tattoos are permanent, right? Others prefer a slightly more measured approach. If you've ever gotten a ...