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January 2023 in “Chemical Engineering Journal” The new hydrogel helps heal burn wounds better than current options by reducing bacteria and inflammation.
April 2024 in “Bioactive materials” New microneedle treatment with growth factors and a hair loss drug shows better and faster hair growth results than current treatments.
March 2024 in “Bioactive Materials” New treatment using engineered nanovesicles in hydrogel improves hair growth by repairing hair follicle cells in a mouse model of hair loss.
February 2024 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” A hydrogel releasing pectolinarin speeds up wound healing and reduces scarring.
January 2024 in “Biotechnology advances” Bioassays help find useful compounds in nature for making medicines, supplements, and cosmetics.
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November 2023 in “Advanced Science” A specific hair protein variant increases the spread of breast cancer and is linked to worse survival rates.
January 2023 in “Theranostics” Mechanical force is important for the first contact between skin cells and hair growth in mini-organs.
January 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” December 2022 in “Nature Communications” Bead-jet printing of stem cells improves muscle and hair regeneration.
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April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Cyclosporin A, a drug, reduces TGF-β2 expression in skin cells, potentially causing excessive hair growth through a process involving the calcineurin/NFAT pathway.
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January 2020 in “Frontiers in Medical Case Reports” A dog developed skin issues from too many steroids, but reducing steroids and using a specific treatment fixed the problems.
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