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January 2006 in “Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology” Microencapsulated human hair cells can successfully grow new hair follicles in mice.
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May 2022 in “Cell discovery” The study found new details about human hair growth and suggests that preventing a specific biological pathway could potentially treat hair graying.
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June 2001 in “American Journal of Pathology” The p53 protein helps control hair follicle shrinking by promoting cell death in mice.
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