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Guardian podcast examines social media claims linking appearance to low iron
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A Guardian science podcast examines “ferritin face”, a social media trend linking dark circles, breaking hair and dry skin to iron deficiency. Its description introduces expert discussion of diagnosis and treatment but does not provide the medical conclusions.
· via the Guardian GB
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Body-clock lag disrupts seabirds’ navigation on flights home
Original report:
An Oxford study of Manx shearwaters links navigation errors to body clocks falling behind local time during eastward flights. Experienced birds corrected their course, but researchers say similar errors could send inexperienced birds much farther astray.
· via the Guardian GB