From a Lock of Hair, Beethoven ' s Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 -- Genetic analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair has provided new clues into the cause of the great composer’s death in 1827— as well as evidence of a family scandal. The analysis revealed that...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

DNA From Beethoven ’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets
By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.
Source: NYT Health - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Beethoven, Ludwig van DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Hair Hepatitis Genetics and Heredity Liver Classical Music Poisoning and Poisons Lead Research Current Biology (Journal) Source Type: news

Celebrity Death Finally Solved -- With Locks of Hair Celebrity Death Finally Solved -- With Locks of Hair
New techniques and old locks of hair allow researchers to get a little closer to solving an enduring medical mystery: What killed Ludwig van Beethoven?Medscape
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - March 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news

DNA From Beethoven ’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets
A contemporary portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, who died in 1827 at age 56, by Joseph Karl Stieler.Credit...Joseph Karl Stieler, via Beethoven-Haus Bonn By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while…#ludwigvanbeethoven #josephkarlstieler #beethovenhausbonn #currentbiology #ashkenazijewish #flemish #belgium #vanbeethoven #andaineseguinorlando #university
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Beethoven: Tests on hair prove composer's genetic health woes
Five locks of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair were analysed by scientists led by Cambridge University.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Another Win for a JAK Inhibitor in Alopecia Areata
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with severe alopecia areata had dramatic hair regrowth at 6 months with an investigational Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, according to a study reported here. Almost 40% of patients had at least 80% scalp...
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - March 20, 2023 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Replika and Character.AI, who offer AI companions, are no longer allowing adult content, angering some users who have become deeply involved with their chatbots
After temporarily closing his leathermaking business during the pandemic, Travis Butterworth found himself lonely and bored at home. The 47-year-old turned to Replika, an app that uses artificial-intelligence technology similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT. He designed a female avatar with pink hair and a…#travisbutterworth #openai #lilyrose #butterworth #eugeniakuyda #coquettish #siliconvalley #andrewartz #vcfunddarkarts #dataprotectionagency
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
An American Academy of Dermatology expert offers information about the types of hair loss seen in women with darker skin tones, common types of medical conditions associated with hair loss and treatment options.
Source: WebMD Health - March 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

When it comes to cancer drug side-effects, it ’s about what you’ll tolerate to stay alive | Holiday Osborne
No matter how bad I feel, I have to remind myself that the treatment is working to reducing my tumourNausea, diarrhoea, joint pain, fatigue, hair loss – the list of side-effects for most cancer drugs reads like symptoms of many illnesses in their own right. Before I had this disease, I would have considered making a GP appointment if I’d been suffering just some of the problems that I later came to just write off as simply the downside of bein g cured. The problem with all the side-effects the drugs have caused is that as they pile up, you can lose sight of why you are taking them.It ’s not as if you’re not warned ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hilary Osborne Tags: Breast cancer Health Society Drugs Science Mental health Women Source Type: news

When it comes to cancer drug side-effects, it ’s about what you’ll tolerate to stay alive | Hilary Osborne
No matter how bad I feel, I have to remind myself that the treatment is working to reduce my tumourNausea, diarrhoea, joint pain, fatigue, hair loss – the list of side-effects for most cancer drugs reads like symptoms of many illnesses in their own right. Before I had this disease, I would have considered making a GP appointment if I’d been suffering just some of the problems that I later came to just write off as simply the downside of bein g cured. The problem with all the side-effects the drugs have caused is that as they pile up, you can lose sight of why you are taking them.It ’s not as if you’re not warned th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hilary Osborne Tags: Breast cancer Health Society Drugs Science Mental health Women Source Type: news

Clara Barton ’s Dress: A Piece of Red Cross History Restored
Watch how Conservator Newbold ‘Newbie’ Richardson dresses the mannequin and learn more about Clara Barton’s dress. Historical garments are artifacts that can tell us a great deal about the person who wore them. In Fall 2021, Clara Barton’s great, great, great niece, Sue Stafford, donated a dress worn by our founder to the American Red Cross. After examining the dress, we learned it was made of an expensive, imported silk brocade woven in the 1850s. With its 120” round hoop crinoline petticoat, Clara was considered fashionable for her time. She most likely wore this dress while she was meeting with members of the ...
Source: Red Cross Chat - March 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: History 19th Century Fashion american red cross clara barton Clara Barton's Dress Red Cross history Source Type: news

University of Derby student's hair claw clip warning after car crash
Jeena Panesar's hair claw clip became lodged in her head during the crash in which her car flipped over.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hair Regrowth Seen in Alopecia With Methotrexate + Prednisone
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 -- For patients with recalcitrant alopecia areata totalis or universalis, methotrexate combined with prednisone yields complete hair regrowth in about 31 percent of patients, according to a study published online March 8 in...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Association between trauma exposure and glucocorticosteroid concentration in hair during pregnancy - Kelsall NC, Sanchez SE, Rondon MB, Valeri L, Juvinao-Quintero D, Kirschbaum C, Koenen KC, Gelaye B.
BACKGROUND: Traumatic events, including child abuse and intimate partner violence, are highly prevalent among women of child-bearing age. These traumatic experiences may impact maternal and offspring physical and mental health. A proposed mechanism for the...
Source: SafetyLit - March 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

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