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Hair Loss Treatment, Aphantasia, Ultrasound Coffee


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Today, you’ll learn about a groundbreaking new treatment for hair loss caused by autoimmune skin disease, a condition that affects the imagination, and the gadget that will put a cold brew coffee in your cup in minutes instead of hours. 

 

Hair Loss Treatment 

 

  • “New treatment could reverse hair loss caused by an autoimmune skin disease.” by Anne Trafton. 2024.  
  • “Microneedle-mediated Delivery of Immunomodulators Restores Immune Privilege in Hair Follicles and Reverses Immune-Mediated Alopecia.” by Nour Younis, et al. 2024.  

 

Aphantasia 

 

  • “Aphantasia linked to abnormal brain responses to imagined and observed actions.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.  
  • “What It’s Like to Be ‘Mind Blind’.” by Nayantara Dutta. 2022.  
  • “Explicit and implicit motor simulations are impaired in individuals with aphantasia.” by William Dupont, et al. 2024.  

 

Ultrasound Coffee 

 

  • “Cold brew coffee in under 3 minutes? Ultrasound makes it possible.” by Paul Ridden. 2024.  
  • “Laser-extracted cold-brew coffee could be a Monday-morning game changer.” by Loz Blain. 2022.  

 

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