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May 2021 in “Biomedicines” Targeting the protein Caveolin-1 might help treat a type of scarring hair loss called Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia.
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February 2024 in “Nature cell biology” Mechanical forces are crucial for shaping cells and forming tissues during development.
Finding functions for unknown GPCRs is hard but key for making new drugs.
Pomegranate is beneficial in various medical fields.
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Researchers found a genetic link for hereditary hair loss but need more analysis to identify the exact gene.
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