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The condition male pattern baldness is common, estimated to be present in 50% of white males by 50 years of age. It is characterized by the loss of hair from the scalp in a defined pattern and, although there are no serious direct health consequences, the …

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Conditions such as high blood pressure generally become obvious in middle age. But what explains the transition from normal blood pressures to high blood pressure? One might expect to find clues to the processes around early adulthood, when genes that …

Cardiovascular disease is now endemic worldwide and no longer limited to economically developed countries [1]. In developed countries, cardiovascular disease accounts for about 35% of all deaths. Similar rates, but among younger age groups, are now being …

The Temple Mount, or, under its Muslim name, the Haram al-Sharif, in Jerusalem, offers a rare example of a sacred site to which several religious traditions refer. It constitutes a very special case for the historian of religions, who can follow the …

In 1773, Swedish King Gustav III (1746-1792) founded the Stockholm Opera House, an institution that still exists today. He had just restored strong royal power through a coup d'état. The two undertakings went hand in hand: "Gustavian" opera exalted a …

The apartments reserved for queens - reigning queens, queen regents and dowager queens - in royal palaces were considerably enlarged in the late 16th and 17th centuries. And while much of the art that adorned these spaces disappeared, it flourished during …