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Can stress cause hair loss?

Can stress cause hair loss?

Can stress cause hair loss? Hair grows in cycles, alternating between growth, rest, and shedding phases. Stress can disrupt this natural cycle, pushing more hair follicles into the shedding phase prematurely. This disruption often leads to noticeable hair thinning or patchy loss. In this story, Doctronic explains how stress affects

University details mental health response after campus death

University details mental health response after campus death

In the wake of a recent death on campus, MSU administrators say their focus has been on supporting students and ensuring access to mental health resources. The death — which is being investigated as a suicide — took place shortly before 1 a.m. on Feb. 21, according to a Feb. 25

Daylight saving time and your heart: Why heart attacks spike after the spring time change

Daylight saving time and your heart: Why heart attacks spike after the spring time change

Daylight saving time and your heart: Why heart attacks spike after the spring time change The Monday after we "spring forward" for daylight saving time isn't just another sleepy morning at the office. Research shows it's one of the most dangerous days of the

Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID

Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID

In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus was condemned by the god Zeus to spend eternity rolling a boulder up a hill only to have it roll back down, having to start anew every day. His story captured our attention as researchers studying neglected tropical diseases – a collection of conditions that primarily

Gold Butterfly logging project will create devastating consequences | Gail Goheen

A hearing held in Montana U.S. District Court (Missoula) in Jaunary considered challenges to the Forest Service (FS) proceeding with its planned Gold Butterfly (GB) logging project (extending in the Sapphire Mountains from a little southeast of Stevensville all the way to east of Hamilton). This GB Project has

GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He didn’t set a quit date. He simply lost

Padma Lakshmi’s Health Struggles: Her Endometriosis, 7-Inch Scar & More

Padma Lakshmi is back with her new series America’s Culinary Cup, which premieres on March 4. Nearly three years after her departure from Top Chef, she’s returning to host another cooking competition. The Emmy winner has put her life in the public eye since she first started hosting