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A man with a rare lung-focused form of hypereosinophilic syndrome improved with steroid treatment.
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September 2007 in “Pediatrics in Review” Gynecomastia and premature thelarche often resolve naturally but need evaluation to rule out serious issues.
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September 2010 in “Stem cells” Skin-derived precursors in hair follicles come from different origins but function similarly.
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February 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Researchers developed a new method using methylene blue staining to more accurately identify the growth stage of human hair follicles.
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January 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” DNA methylation controls hair follicle gene expression in cashmere goats.
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April 2017 in “Cell Stem Cell” Some brain cancer cells avoid immune system detection, and certain treatments could target this to slow their growth; also, certain fat cell precursors help regenerate hair and skin after injury.