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July 2023 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine ” Alopecia areata is a hair loss condition caused by immune factors and can be treated with JAK inhibitors.
February 2023 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Water extract of Cacumen Platycladi helps hair growth by activating specific cell pathways.
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December 2020 in “Frontiers in cell and developmental biology” miR-140-5p in certain cell vesicles helps hair growth by boosting cell proliferation.
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