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April 2017 in “JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery” Facial rejuvenation surgery makes people look younger, more attractive, successful, and healthy.
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January 2015 in “Trace Elements in Medicine (Moscow)” A 3.75-year-old girl showed that different body organs can grow at different rates.
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May 2013 in “PloS one” The Foxn1(-/-) nude mouse shows disrupted and expanded skin stem cell areas due to high Lhx2 levels.
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April 1993 in “PubMed” Human hair cells can change based on their environment, especially interactions with certain skin cells.
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July 2022 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Combining microneedle-delivered ECM and radiofrequency improves skin elasticity and thickness more than ECM alone.
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October 1995 in “The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism” The nafarelin test can reliably distinguish between gonadotropin deficiency and delayed puberty in teenage boys.
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May 2020 in “Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Developmental Biology” Bone growth is controlled by both internal and external signals, involving stem cells and tissue interactions.
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A high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio may predict poor response to hair loss treatment.
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September 2023 in “JMIR. Journal of medical internet research/Journal of medical internet research” Machine learning can predict symptoms and quality of life in chronic skin disease patients using smartphone app data, and shows that app use varies with patient characteristics.
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Gray hair affects hair's movement and appearance, making it less bouncy and more wavy.
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August 2024 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Oscillatory punches work better for soft scalps or deep punches in FUE surgery.
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June 2023 in “Cell Reports” IL-1 promotes fat cell growth in skin, while WNT inhibits it and encourages scar formation.