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August 2011 in “PubMed” This study found that selected polymeric pretreatments on hair can significantly reduce breakage and protect against thermal damage from hot flat irons by maintaining cuticle integrity and moisture.
December 2012 in “Bulletin of Egyptian Society for Physiological Sciences” This study found that topical application of copper (II) albumin complex improved healing signs in rats with full thickness thermal burns, enhancing antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and pain modulating effects.
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March 2020 in “Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces” This study suggests that extracting hair proteins at relatively high temperatures may enhance their hemostatic properties by altering their secondary structure and increasing the precipitation of soluble fibrinogen.
November 2023 in “Anticancer Research” The researchers reported that pulsed FUS can enhance the tumor-killing effects of cisplatin by unbinding it from albumin in cervical cancer, but further study is needed to measure its selective delivery to tumors.
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January 2008 in “Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Medical Sciences” This study found that watercress oil significantly improved healing of skin burns in rabbits compared to controls, while a combination of watercress and Nigella sativa oils showed no effect.