New discovery could help end baldness, speed wound healing.
A new understanding of the signals controlling whether hair follicles divide or die could help people heal from wounds or grow new hair.
A single chemical is key to controlling when hair follicle cells divide, and when they die. This discovery could not only treat baldness, but ultimately speed wound healing because follicles are a source of stem cells.
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Research paper: A probabilistic Boolean model on hair follicle cell fate regulation by TGF-β https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltex...
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