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February 2025 in “Theranostics” 3D bioprinting with special hydrogels can create artificial skin that heals wounds and regrows hair in mice.
Intradermotherapy with minoxidil is as effective as topical application for treating hair loss.
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Bee pollen, green tea, essential oils, and various plant extracts improve skin and hair health.
July 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The mesenchyme can start hair growth, but the exact signal that causes this is still unknown.
Human hair keratins can be turned into useful 3D biomedical scaffolds through a freeze-thaw process.
L-PGDS has specific binding sites for its functions and could help in drug delivery system design.
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Acidic sandy clay damages archaeological hair the most, while dry conditions preserve but make it brittle; silicone oil can help keep the hair flexible.
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Cold-pressed rapeseed oil is most resistant to oxidation and certain oils may reduce chronic disease risk; consumers like the taste of pumpkin oil best.
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