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October 2008 in “The American journal of pathology” Blocking a specific protein signal can make hair grow on mouse nipples.
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August 2015 in “PloS one” Keratin from hair binds well to gold and BMP-2, useful for bone repair.
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January 2013 in “Chronicles of young scientists” Immuno-cosmeceuticals from chicken egg yolk can effectively repair and improve damaged hair.
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April 2018 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” A gene variant causes patched hair loss in mice, similar to alopecia areata in humans.
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January 2013 in “The Lancet Oncology” Chemotherapy causes hair loss by damaging hair follicles and stem cells, with more research needed for prevention and treatment.
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