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March 2023 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” Ablative fractional laser treatment nearly matches the gene reduction effects of topical vismodegib in skin cancer.
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January 2022 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” The new skin cream with FOL-005 safely promotes hair growth and is stable and user-friendly.
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February 2023 in “International Journal of Stem Cells” The FTO gene hinders stem cells in hair follicles from becoming pigment cells.