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Promising results for a drug targeting alopecia areata, a skin condition affecting hair follicles

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Despite claims by supposedly reliable sources, there is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility. Nor does the coronavirus itself.

Researchers from the University of Haifa have discovered a new family of proteins that protect wheat and other plants from disease

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