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Wild African goats have genetic adaptations for surviving harsh desert conditions.
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November 2020 in “Experimental Dermatology” Different cell types work together to repair skin, and targeting them may improve healing and reduce scarring.
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March 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” The document explains different types of hair loss, their causes, and treatments, and suggests future research areas.
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July 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Four drugs were found that could potentially treat COVID-19 by inhibiting the virus in lab tests.
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July 2014 in “General and Comparative Endocrinology” Finasteride affects frog testes by increasing testosterone, decreasing 5α-DHT, and impacting genes related to reproduction and other functions.
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October 2017 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Scalp cooling effectively reduces hair loss from chemotherapy.
Skin stem cells in hair follicles are important for touch sensation.
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January 2015 in “Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery” Cold caps and certain drugs may help prevent or reduce hair loss from chemotherapy, but more research is needed.
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Human hair keratins can be turned into useful 3D biomedical scaffolds through a freeze-thaw process.
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