But it's not just that ink is capable of reaching the body's lymph nodes, as researchers previously revealed. Tattoo needles – even new ones – also may be playing a role. Tattoo needles typically are ...

Allergic reactions are common side effects of tattoos and pigments have been blamed for this. Now researchers prove, for the first time, that particles wear from the needle during the tattooing ...

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 ...

Pain-free tattoos? The company Micro Biomedical, backed by a study at the Georgia Institute of Technology, says it's developed painless and bloodless tattoos that can be self-administered. After all, ...

Tattoos are a popular trend among young people and adults alike. According to the Harris Poll, their prevalence has increased over the past decade, climbing from about 15% five years ago to 21% in ...

A toolkit discovered in 1985 at the Fernvale site near Nashville was later identified as the oldest known tattoo toolkit in ...

A 2,000-year-old tattooing tool has been discovered in Utah—the oldest artifact of its kind found in the the Western U.S., predating the second oldest by a millennium. The pen-sized tattooing tool was ...

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 ...