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Vampire werewolves blamed on treatable disease porphyria
In a report from Los Angeles, chemist David Dolphin and researchers link folklore figures of vampires and werewolves to porphyria, a hereditary condition causing extreme photosensitivity and hair growth. They discuss how sun exposure damages sufferers, how heme injections help, and why garlic might worsen symptoms. Skeptics caution against overextending the link.
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Los Angeles
David Dolphin
University of British Columbia
Dolphin
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Jerry Gardner
National Institutes of Health
Norine Dresser
California State University At
Nathan Bass
Bass
Bram Stoker
Bela Lugosi
Lon Chaney Jr
Hollywood
Europe