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Overview

Mary Norval is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans mainly across the field of Medicine with a focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Dermatology, Epidemiology, Oncology, and Physiology.

Their work addresses several main topics including Climate Change and Health Impacts, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Skin Protection and Aging, Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, and Contact Dermatitis and Allergies.

Mary Norval has authored multiple research papers, some of which include the following recent publications:

  • The Multiple Roles of Urocanic Acid in Health and Disease, 2020, Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Major climate change-induced risks to human health in South Africa, 2021, Environmental Research
  • More Than Effects in Skin: Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Changes in Immune Cells in Human Blood, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Beneficial health effects of ultraviolet radiation: expert review and conference report, 2025, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • The impact of rising ambient temperatures on the mental and physical health of children, 2025, Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Prue H. Hart
  • Caradee Y. Wright
  • Thandi Kapwata
  • David Jean du Preez
  • Bianca Wernecke

Mary Norval's research has been published in various venues, notably:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Environmental Research
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

This profile reflects a focus on the intersections of environmental factors such as ultraviolet radiation and climate change with health outcomes, particularly as they relate to dermatology and public health risks. The scientist's multidisciplinary approach incorporates epidemiological methods and toxicology perspectives to study disease mechanisms and preventive strategies.

Best Publications

  • The effects of ultraviolet radiation on the human immune system

    M S Duthie;I Kimber;M Norval

  • The human health effects of ozone depletion and interactions with climate change.

    M Norval;Robyn Lucas;A.P Cullen;F.R de Gruijl

  • The effects on human health from stratospheric ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change

    M Norval;A.P Cullen;F.R de Gruijl;J Longstreth

  • Human health in relation to exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation under changing stratospheric ozone and climate

    Robyn Lucas;Robyn Lucas;S Yazar;S Yazar;A R Young;M Norval

  • Recent advances in urocanic acid photochemistry, photobiology and photoimmunology.

    Neil K. Gibbs;Joanne Tye;Mary Norval

  • Cis-urocanic acid, a sunlight-induced immunosuppressive factor, activates immune suppression via the 5-HT2A receptor

    Jeffrey P. Walterscheid;Dat X. Nghiem;Nasser Kazimi;Leta K. Nutt;Leta K. Nutt

  • The Consequences of UV‐Induced Immunosuppression for Human Health

    Mary Norval;Gary M. Halliday

  • Biological effects of narrow-band (311 nm TL01) UVB irradiation: a review

    Ali A. El-Ghorr;Mary Norval

  • THE ROLE OF UROCANIC ACID IN UV-INDUCED IMMUNOSUPPRESSION: RECENT ADVANCES (1992–1994)

    Mary Norval;Neil K. Gibbs;Jill Gilmour

  • Health effects from stratospheric ozone depletion and interactions with climate change.

    Frank R. de Gruijl;Janice Longstreth;Mary Norval;Anthony P. Cullen

  • Ultraviolet-Irradiated Urocanic Acid Suppresses Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity to Herpes Simplex Virus in Mice

    James A Ross;Sarah E M Howie;Mary Norval;Jean Maingay

  • The mechanisms and consequences of ultraviolet-induced immunosuppression.

    Mary Norval

  • Exposure to Low-Dose Ultraviolet Radiation Suppresses Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity to Herpes Simplex Virus in Mice

    Sarah Howie;Mary Norval;Jean Maingay

  • Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation in the Modulation of Human Diseases

    Prue H Hart;Mary Norval;Scott N Byrne;Lesley E Rhodes

  • The Effect of Chronic Ultraviolet Radiation on the Human Immune System

    Mary Norval;Pauline McLoone;Aleksandra Lesiak;Joanna Narbutt

  • Contrasting effects of ultraviolet A1 and ultraviolet B exposure on the induction of tumour necrosis factor-alpha in human skin.

    L. Skov;H. Hansen;M. Allen;L. Villadsen

  • Role of tumour necrosis factor-alpha in ultraviolet B light-induced dendritic cell migration and suppression of contact hypersensitivity.

    A M Moodycliffe;I Kimber;M Norval

  • The effect of ultraviolet B irradiation and urocanic acid isomers on dendritic cell migration.

    A M Moodycliffe;I Kimber;M Norval

  • UROCANIC ACID AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSION

    M. Norval;T. J. Simpson;J. A. Ross

  • The role of dendritic cells in cutaneous immunity

    M. B. Lappin;I. Kimber;M. Norval

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah E. M. Howie
Sarah E. M. Howie University of Edinburgh
Prue H. Hart
Prue H. Hart Telethon Kids Institute
Ian Kimber
Ian Kimber University of Manchester
Thomas J. Simpson
Thomas J. Simpson University of Bristol
Richard McKenzie
Richard McKenzie National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Alkiviadis F. Bais
Alkiviadis F. Bais Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Nigel D. Paul
Nigel D. Paul Lancaster University
Donat-P. Häder
Donat-P. Häder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Janet F. Bornman
Janet F. Bornman Curtin University
Carlos L. Ballaré
Carlos L. Ballaré University of Buenos Aires

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