Sep 3 Having a bad hair day is real

You know those cartoons that show people pulling their hair out due to crazy amount of frustration? Yeah, turns out that whole scenario could be linked to heart attacks. 

Via CBC, we hear that chronic stress is playing a role in heart attacks. 

Cortisol, a hormone secreted in higher levels during times of stress, is traditionally measured in blood, urine or saliva. But those measurements reflect stress only at a certain period of time, not over long stretches. 

Hair, however, captures cortisol levels over a longer period, said study author Dr. Gideon Koren, who holds the Ivey chair in molecular toxicology at the University of Western Ontario in London. 

Since hair grows one centimetre per month on average, a six-centimetre-long hair sample can show cortisol levels over six months, he said.

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Aug 4 Best permanent hair removal – genetics, apparently

We get a lot of clients to our medical spa, looking for our hair removal services. Young or old, looking good will always be a priority. Psychologically, it may help explain why men are so vain about their hair – or age-dependant, the lack thereof. 

So what if we told you that scientists have identified a gene involved in hair growth? It’s true! ScienceDaily tells us this juicy bit of info: 

The researchers found that the gene, called APCDD1, which causes a progressive form of hair loss beginning in childhood (known as hereditary hypotrichosis simplex). The disease is caused by a phenomenon called hair follicle miniaturization — the same key feature of male pattern baldness. 

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