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April 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Certain small molecules can help regrow hair by turning on the body's cell cleanup process.
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1 citations,
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1 citations,
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Lamivudine might reverse hair graying and needs more research for potential treatments.
7 citations,
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