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January 2015 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” Hair growth phase and certain genes can speed up wound healing, while an inflammatory mediator can slow down new hair growth after a wound. Understanding these factors can improve tissue regeneration during wound healing.
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April 2016 in “Breast Cancer Research and Treatment” Targeting vitamin D and androgen receptors may effectively treat triple-negative breast cancer, especially with chemotherapy.
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March 2009 in “Dermatology Online Journal” Understanding EGFR roles could lead to new hair loss treatments.
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July 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” CBD can either reduce inflammation and not affect hair growth at low levels or inhibit hair growth at high levels.
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October 2016 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” Both human platelet lysate and minoxidil can promote hair growth, but they affect different genes and cell survival rates.
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March 2011 in “Experimental Dermatology” Too much or too little selenium in the diet can cause hair loss and graying in mice.
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January 2014 Collagen XVIII and Bmx tyrosine kinase are important for hair growth and skin cancer development.
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March 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” HAIR may cause fetal loss by triggering different cell death processes in the uterus and placenta.
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May 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” LED light helps human hair root cells grow and move by activating certain cell pathways.
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December 2014 in “TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa)” Cellular senescence is crucial for normal embryonic development but contributes to aging in adults.
Melatonin may protect against cell damage in pancreatitis.
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March 2013 in “Hair transplant forum international” Inflammation linked to the immune response may play a role in causing various types of hair loss.
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August 2019 in “Journal of Ethnopharmacology” Eleven traditional Polynesian plants show potential for natural anti-aging, hair growth, and skin brightening products.
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August 1997 in “Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents” Many potential alopecia treatments need more testing to confirm they promote acceptable hair growth with minimal side effects.
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April 2025 in “Science Advances” Loss of Ten1 in mice causes telomere shortening and symptoms similar to human dyskeratosis congenita.
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April 2022 in “Cell Death Discovery” Increasing Smurf2 hinders hair follicle stem cell differentiation and wound healing.
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July 2013 in “PLoS ONE” Targeting EGFR may help reduce hair loss from chemotherapy.