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January 2009 in “Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical research” Herbal hair oil with 7.5% amla, hibiscus, brahmi, and methi promotes hair growth as effectively as minoxidil.
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November 2021 in “Frontiers in Genetics” Certain genes are linked to the quality of cashmere in goats.
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August 2013 in “Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research” Glycyrrhiza glabra extract may prevent hair loss like finasteride.
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18 citations,
October 2017 in “PLOS ONE” The study concluded that similar pathways regulate hair growth in dogs and mice, and these pathways are disrupted in dogs with Alopecia X, affecting stem cells and hormone metabolism.
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August 2017 in “PLOS ONE” Skin and its underlying fat layer act together to resist mechanical stress, and reinforcing this composite structure may help more with anti-aging than just strengthening the skin alone.
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November 2019 in “Materials” Diamond nanoparticles can penetrate skin and reach hair follicles, useful for imaging applications.
11 citations,
April 2019 in “Journal of Biological Research” The study identified 12 potential biomarkers for hair loss and how they affect hair growth.
2 citations,
November 2022 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Local healers in Addis Ababa use 81 medicinal plants, mainly from the Asteraceae family, to treat skin and general diseases, with Echinops kebericho being an endangered plant important in their practices.
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June 2021 in “Science” Women inventors focus more on women's health, but there are few of them.
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September 2012 in “Biomacromolecules” Disulfide bonds make keratin in hair stronger and tougher.
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18 citations,
January 2020 in “Frontiers in Chemistry” A new model can predict drug-disease links well, helping drug research.
16 citations,
November 2022 in “eLife” Both gene and non-gene areas of DNA evolved to make some mammals hairless.
13 citations,
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12 citations,
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10 citations,
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9 citations,
May 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” DNA methylation changes in women with PCOS could be used as disease markers and suggest new treatment targets.
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May 2018 in “Cancer Cell” Less differentiated melanoma cells are more vulnerable to a type of cell death, which could improve cancer treatments.
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The system can automatically identify different hair and scalp conditions using machine learning.
Cialis and Finasteride could be repurposed to treat aggressive melanoma.
IVL-DrugFluidic® can mass-produce high-quality, long-acting injectable drug microspheres, improving patient compliance and reducing side effects.
June 2022 in “Frontiers in Genetics” Machine learning is effective in predicting gene functions and their relationships with diseases.
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