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Optical Coherence Tomography has potential in diagnosing hair loss and monitoring blood clotting, and could be improved for deeper tissue observation and better hair loss understanding.
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Type XVII collagen may help prevent skin aging.
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February 2009 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Severe vertex pattern hair loss may indicate a higher risk for artery plaque buildup.
The method creates realistic, anonymous acne face images for research, achieving 97.6% accuracy in classification.
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