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January 1996 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” People with late-stage HIV-1 often experience a specific type of hair loss linked to multiple factors, including nutritional issues and immune responses.
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January 2011 in “Dermato-endocrinology” Melatonin protects skin against UV damage by regulating various cellular processes.
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January 2004 in “PubMed” Radiation increases cell death in hair follicles, but certain treatments can protect against this effect.
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January 2023 in “The FASEB Journal” CircAGK affects cell death in hair cells by controlling the miR-3180-5p/BAX pathway, which can lead to hair loss.
January 2026 in “Ciencia Latina Revista Científica Multidisciplinar” Exosome-based therapy successfully restored hair in a 14-year-old with difficult-to-treat alopecia areata.
November 2025 in “Eurasian journal of applied biotechnology” Combining L-cysteine, NAC, and a MET inhibitor significantly kills cervical cancer cells.
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May 2017 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” PLAU and SerpinB2 affect cell death differently in various forms of leprosy and could be targets for new treatments.
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January 2011 in “Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano)” New molecules can prevent cell death in hair follicles.
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May 2011 in “APOPTOSIS” Hydroxyl radicals cause hair follicle cell death during chemotherapy by reducing Bcl-2 protein levels.
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