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January 2015 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Targeted cancer therapies often cause serious skin problems that need careful management.
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December 2005 in “Experimental Dermatology” Estrogens can improve skin aging but carry risks; more research is needed on safer treatments.
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February 2006 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Pregnancy causes skin changes like darkening, hair thickening, nail changes, and increased risk of skin growths, most of which usually resolve after birth.
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January 2009 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” UVB radiation harms hair growth and health, causing cell death and other changes in human hair follicles.
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June 2010 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A man with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome had all 20 nails detach but improved with treatment.
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January 1954 in “Physiological Reviews” Hair growth is cyclic and influenced mainly by local factors.
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June 2019 in “Nature Communications” Noncoding dsRNA boosts hair growth by activating TLR3 and increasing retinoic acid.
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April 2019 in “Nature Communications” Mechanical stretching of the skin can promote hair growth by activating certain immune cells.
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May 2020 in “Nature Communications” Adult fibroblasts help heart cells mature and improve heart function.
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April 2024 in “Nature Communications” The new method improves bone repair by enhancing cell loading and stability in bioprinted scaffolds.
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May 2021 in “Nature communications” The skin's basement membrane has specialized structures and molecules for different tissue interactions, important for hair growth and attachment.
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May 2019 in “Nature communications” Single Blimp1+ cells can create functional sebaceous gland organoids in the lab.
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May 2021 in “Nature Communications” Cavity macrophages gather on organ surfaces but don't really invade or help repair the organs after injury.
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December 2013 in “Molecular biology of the cell” ILK is essential for proper hair follicle development and structure.
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December 2018 in “Experimental and Molecular Medicine” Small molecule IM boosts hair growth by changing stem cell metabolism.
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October 2023 in “Nature Communications” Men with baldness are more prone to skin cancers on the scalp due to sun exposure, not testosterone.
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April 2017 in “ACM Transactions on Graphics” Light scatters differently from elliptical hair fibers than from circular ones, and a new model better predicts this behavior, especially for shiny highlights.