December 2022 in “Scientific Reports” Stem cells from whiskers can be transplanted to stimulate hair growth.
Boosting certain cell signals can prevent hair loss from chemotherapy and radiation.
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January 2006 in “Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces” Researchers found that bulge cells from human hair can grow quickly in culture and have properties of hair follicle stem cells, which could be useful for skin treatments.
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November 2017 in “Scientific Reports” Different human hair follicle stem cells grow at different rates and respond differently to a baldness-related compound.
September 2016 in “Journal of dermatological science” Adult skin cells can be used to create new hair in a lab.
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February 1992 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Serum from alopecia patients does not stop hair growth in grafted skin on mice.
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April 2016 in “PubMed” Epidermis and dermis cells together can regenerate hair follicles.
Hedgehog signaling can create new hair follicles but may also cause tumors.
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August 2012 in “Experimental Dermatology” Engineered skin can grow chimeric hair follicles only with mouse dermal papilla cells.
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September 2010 in “Genomics” The study found that immune responses disrupt hair growth cycles, causing hair loss in alopecia areata.