Dallas doctor finds the root of balding and graying hair and is working on treatment
When the mice went gray and bald, the doctor knew he was onto something.
Aug 15, 2017
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When the mice went gray and bald, the doctor knew he was onto something.
Aug 15, 2017
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It is almost axiomatic in medicine that the study of rare disorders informs the understanding of more common, widespread ailments. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania who study ...
Jun 8, 2017
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In experiments in mice, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered that regulatory T cells (Tregs; pronounced "tee-regs"), a type of immune cell generally associated with controlling inflammation, directly trigger stem ...
May 25, 2017
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Stem cell researchers at the University of Calgary have found another piece of the puzzle behind what may contribute to hair loss and prevent wounds from healing normally.
May 24, 2017
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While it's rare for dogs undergoing chemotherapy to lose their hair, when they do, some owners will stop treatment for their pets because they assume the chemo has become toxic.
May 10, 2017
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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified the cells that directly give rise to hair as well as the mechanism that causes hair to turn gray – findings that could one day help identify possible treatments ...
May 8, 2017
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Doctors have found a way to manipulate wounds to heal as regenerated skin rather than scar tissue. The method involves transforming the most common type of cells found in wounds into fat cells - something that was previously ...
Jan 5, 2017
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As early humans shed the hairy coats of their closest evolutionary ancestors, they also gained a distinct feature that would prove critical to their success: a type of sweat gland that allows the body to cool down quickly. ...
Jan 4, 2017
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(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with the Rockefeller University has identified the signals and timing that are involved during embryonic development controlling whether skin cells grow to be sweaty or hairy. In their ...
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB define for the first time how the cancer cell of origin controls invasive and metastatic properties of tumor cells.
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