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August 2016 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” Photodynamic therapy can remove nonpigmented hair in mice and might work for humans.
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January 1966 in “American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology” More research is needed to find a cure for hair loss after pregnancy.
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January 2019 in “Nature communications” Polyamines help fix DNA damage accurately in cells.
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October 2016 in “Bone” A male with aromatase deficiency improved bone health with estradiol treatment.
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