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June 2015 in “PLOS ONE” Olive leaf compound oleuropein helps grow hair in mice.
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September 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” The document concludes that freeze-dried platelet-rich plasma shows promise for medical use but requires standardization and further research.
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