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Hair styles that can lead to hair loss
(HealthDay)—Hairstyles are a defining feature for many people, but some 'dos can also damage hair follicles.
Feb 1, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Back at school? Here's how to keep kids free of head lice
A new school year, and another battle between bloodsucking parasites and the kids they love to live on.
Jan 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hearing loss announced by protein boom in blood
Blood levels of a special protein found only in the inner ear spike after exposure to loud noise, UConn Health researchers report. The findings point the way to blood tests that could warn people at risk of hearing loss before ...
Jan 7, 2019
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Genetics
Hair colour gene study sheds new light on roots of redheads' locks
Scientists have discovered eight genes linked to red hair, helping to solve a mystery of how redheads inherit their flaming locks.
Dec 10, 2018
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Neuroscience
Epigenetic map may pave way for new therapeutic solutions to hearing loss
Epigenetics is the expression and control of genes. The epigenetics involved in the inner ear is a critical part of the mystery of hearing. A team led by Prof. Karen B. Avraham, Vice Dean of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine ...
Dec 3, 2018
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Genetics
Researchers discover why some parts of the body have hair and others don't
Why do humans have hair on our arms and legs but not on the palms of our hands and the soles of our feet? It's a fundamental question in human evolution that researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University ...
Nov 28, 2018
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Researchers regrow hair on wounded skin
By stirring crosstalk among skin cells that form the roots of hair, researchers report they have regrown hair strands on damaged skin. The findings better explain why hair does not normally grow on wounded skin, and may help ...
Nov 28, 2018
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Health
The age of puberty for Danish children appears to continue to fall
The age at which children enter puberty has fallen in a large number of Western countries, including Denmark. A new Danish study from the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University indicates that the age of puberty ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Genetics
Researchers discover key gene in cells associated with age-related hearing loss
An international group of researchers, led by Ronna Hertzano, MD, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Anatomy and Neurobiology, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine ...
Nov 21, 2018
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How to get rid of head lice without spending loads of money
Parents are being warned there could be a big rise in head lice outbreaks in schools this winter. The health charity Community Hygiene Concern has predicted that low-income families will be hit hardest after a change in NHS ...
Nov 19, 2018
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