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February 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” IGF-1, KGF, and stem cells help skin cells move and survive, potentially speeding up wound healing.
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March 2010 in “Internal medicine journal” A 72-year-old man with sudden taste issues and hair growth was diagnosed with a severe stomach cancer and died within 5 months.
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