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UCLA scientists identify a new way to activate stem cells to make hair grow

UCLA researchers have discovered a new way to activate the stem cells in the hair follicle to make hair grow.

Hair follicle stem cells are long-lived cells in the hair follicle; they are present in the skin and produce hair throughout a person’s lifetime.

They are “quiescent,” meaning they are normally inactive, but they quickly activate during a new hair cycle, which is when new hair growth occurs.

The quiescence of hair follicle stem cells is regulated by many factors.

In this study, Christofk and Lowry, of Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA, found that hair follicle stem cell metabolism is different from other cells of the skin.

The other drug, called UK5099, blocks pyruvate from entering the mitochondria, which forces the production of lactate in the hair follicle stem cells and accelerates hair growth in mice.

“The idea of using drugs to stimulate hair growth through hair follicle stem cells is very promising given how many millions of people, both men and women, deal with hair loss. »

Lion King Stampede Scene Took 3 Years To Make

Authored by screenrant.com

Rob Minkoff: I think for me, that’s a great question, I think the ‘Circle of Life’ was always my….

Rob Minkoff: You know, that’s a great question, but it’s hard to think back quite that far.

Now I heard there was a scene that took three years to make, so which scene was that? »

Opinion: Star Trek needs to look forward again, not keep revisiting the past

Authored by syfy.com

Now, Star Trek is at a renaissance, and has all the potential to break through to become the favorite franchise of a new generation.

The only problem is, the franchise once built entirely on looking to the future is now stuck in the past.

If Star Trek doesn't get back to doing that soon, they'll be left behind while others explore for them. »

Trump’s business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president

Authored by washingtonpost.com

While campaigning during the 2016 election, President Trump’s company was pursuing a plan to develop a massive Trump Tower in Moscow, according to several people familiar with the proposal.

In 2005, the Trump Organization gave his development company, the Bayrock Group, an exclusive one-year deal to attempt to build a Moscow Trump Tower.

In 2010, Trump allowed Sater to briefly work out of Trump Organization office space and use a business card that identified him as a “senior adviser to Donald Trump.”. »