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April 2018 in “Electromagnetic biology and medicine” Mobile phone radiation may cause DNA damage in human ear hair follicle cells.
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December 2020 in “Cell Stem Cell” Male hormones affect COVID-19 severity and certain drugs targeting these hormones could help reduce the risk.
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