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Widely Used Natural Hair Extensions Have Toxic Chemicals, Says Study: 6 Health Impacts Explained
A new study suggests that natural hair extensions may contain toxic chemicals. Here are the potential health risks associated with hair extensions and how to minimize them.
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Ancient Europeans Retained Dark Skin, Hair and Eyes Until the Iron Age, Claims New Study
A genetic study analysing 348 ancient DNA samples reveals that most prehistoric Europeans had dark skin, hair, and eyes well into the Iron Age. Although genes for lighter pigmentation appeared around 14,000 years ago, they remained rare until about 3,000 years ago. Lighter skin may have been advantageous for vitamin D production, while lighter eyes...
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Health Ministry Allows Use Of "Leftover" Organs, Blood, Hair For Research
The Union Health Ministry has issued guidelines for the ethical use of "leftover, de-identified and anonymous" samples generated from a diagnostic or surgical procedure on patients for commercial use.
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Hair, Bones Found In Delhi Forest Are Shraddha Walkar's, DNA Test Confirms
Hair and bone samples sent for DNA mitochondrial profiling by police have been confirmed to be of Shradha Walkar who was killed by her 28-year-old live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala, a senior official said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Experts Develop New Tool To Predict Eye, Hair And Skin Color
Researchers say that with DNA samples, they can predict the color of eyes, skin and hair.
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'Can't Forcibly Collect Blood Samples': High Court Relief For Actor Charmme Kaur In Drug Case
The Hyderabad High Court has said excise officials cannot forcibly collect blood, nail and hair samples from actor Charmme Kaur, who is among a dozen top Telugu actors being investigated in a massive drug racket busted earlier this month.
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Bangla Police Gives Blood Samples Of Cafe Attackers To FBI
Bangladesh police today handed over to the FBI for testing blood and hair samples of militants who carried out the country's worst terror attack in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed.
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From Nitish Kumar to PM Modi: Hair, Nail Samples for 'DNA Test'
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party has today taken over a big portion of Gardanibagh, the new site for protests in Patna, and is conducting a drive to collect "DNA samples" to send to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Bigfoot Hair Samples Mostly From Bears, Wolves
DNA testing is taking a bite out of the Bigfoot legend. After scientists analysed more than 30 hair samples reportedly left behind by Bigfoot and similar mythical beasts like the Himalayan Yeti, they found all of them came from more mundane creatures like bears, wolves, cows and raccoons.
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Vijender Singh missed three drug tests last month, claims anti-doping agency
Mukul Chatterjee, the chief of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), has told NDTV that boxer Vijender Singh has missed three drug tests in the last one month. Mr Chatterjee today said that the last test on Vijender was conducted in July last year. Meanwhile, the Punjab Police, which alleged that Vijender bought and used heroin 12 times in the la...
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Widely Used Natural Hair Extensions Have Toxic Chemicals, Says Study: 6 Health Impacts Explained
A new study suggests that natural hair extensions may contain toxic chemicals. Here are the potential health risks associated with hair extensions and how to minimize them.
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Ancient Europeans Retained Dark Skin, Hair and Eyes Until the Iron Age, Claims New Study
A genetic study analysing 348 ancient DNA samples reveals that most prehistoric Europeans had dark skin, hair, and eyes well into the Iron Age. Although genes for lighter pigmentation appeared around 14,000 years ago, they remained rare until about 3,000 years ago. Lighter skin may have been advantageous for vitamin D production, while lighter eyes...
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Health Ministry Allows Use Of "Leftover" Organs, Blood, Hair For Research
The Union Health Ministry has issued guidelines for the ethical use of "leftover, de-identified and anonymous" samples generated from a diagnostic or surgical procedure on patients for commercial use.
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Hair, Bones Found In Delhi Forest Are Shraddha Walkar's, DNA Test Confirms
Hair and bone samples sent for DNA mitochondrial profiling by police have been confirmed to be of Shradha Walkar who was killed by her 28-year-old live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala, a senior official said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Experts Develop New Tool To Predict Eye, Hair And Skin Color
Researchers say that with DNA samples, they can predict the color of eyes, skin and hair.
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'Can't Forcibly Collect Blood Samples': High Court Relief For Actor Charmme Kaur In Drug Case
The Hyderabad High Court has said excise officials cannot forcibly collect blood, nail and hair samples from actor Charmme Kaur, who is among a dozen top Telugu actors being investigated in a massive drug racket busted earlier this month.
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Bangla Police Gives Blood Samples Of Cafe Attackers To FBI
Bangladesh police today handed over to the FBI for testing blood and hair samples of militants who carried out the country's worst terror attack in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed.
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From Nitish Kumar to PM Modi: Hair, Nail Samples for 'DNA Test'
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party has today taken over a big portion of Gardanibagh, the new site for protests in Patna, and is conducting a drive to collect "DNA samples" to send to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Bigfoot Hair Samples Mostly From Bears, Wolves
DNA testing is taking a bite out of the Bigfoot legend. After scientists analysed more than 30 hair samples reportedly left behind by Bigfoot and similar mythical beasts like the Himalayan Yeti, they found all of them came from more mundane creatures like bears, wolves, cows and raccoons.
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Vijender Singh missed three drug tests last month, claims anti-doping agency
Mukul Chatterjee, the chief of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), has told NDTV that boxer Vijender Singh has missed three drug tests in the last one month. Mr Chatterjee today said that the last test on Vijender was conducted in July last year. Meanwhile, the Punjab Police, which alleged that Vijender bought and used heroin 12 times in the la...
