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Two nutritional supplements improved hair growth and reduced hair loss in women with hair loss conditions.
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Hair can naturally regain color, and stress might influence greying and its reversal.
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March 2009 in “The American journal of pathology” Lgr5 is a marker for active, self-renewing stem cells in the intestine and skin, important for tissue maintenance.
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May 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Blocking a specific immune cell signal can trigger hair growth.