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A new clue to hair loss: A misbehaving enzyme in follicle stem cells – STAT

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2017-08-25 NEWS

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A new clue to hair loss: A misbehaving enzyme in follicle stem cells
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The study, published in Nature Cell Biology 1, finds that the metabolism in the stem cells embedded in hair follicles is different from surrounding cells. When they tinkered with that metabolic pathway in mice, they could either halt hair growth — or

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2017-08-25 NEWS

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Could activating stem cells promote hair growth? UCLA scientists think they’ve found the metabolic root
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The study, published in Nature Cell Biology 1, finds that the metabolism in the stem cells embedded in hair follicles is different from surrounding cells. When they tinkered with that metabolic pathway in mice, they could either halt hair growth — or

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2017-08-25 NEWS

Europe’s first stem cell therapy backed by NICE
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Eisai’s Holoclar, the first stemcell therapy to be cleared by European regulators, has received a green light for use on the NHS in England and Wales to treat a rare sight condition. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has now

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2017-08-25 NEWS

First FDA-approved stem cell trial for shoulder injuries reaches full enrollment
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The trial is the first in the United States to offer an FDA-approved adipose-derived stem cell trial for shoulder injuries. The trial opened in Fargo, North Dakota, and Sioux Falls in December 2016. In this trial, one’s own adipose stem cells are used