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July 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway could lead to new hair loss treatments.
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March 2014 in “International journal of pharmaceutics” Researchers created a skin treatment that could effectively deliver medication into hair follicles.
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June 2021 in “Powder Technology” Granules improve hair loss treatment by targeting follicles.
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ISX9 helps regrow hair by activating a specific cell signaling pathway.