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Hair loss after weight loss surgery can improve over time.
February 2018 in “Medical Hypotheses” Male pattern hair loss may have evolved to promote younger fathers for offspring health and survival, encouraging monogamy and paternal nurturing.
July 2021 in “Journal of dermatology research and therapy” Using combined treatments can help manage acne by targeting the bacteria and skin changes that cause it.
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The document concludes that scientists created various steroids with different properties, including a more effective semi-synthetic vitamin D.
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