36 citations
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July 2019 in “Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine” Human hair keratin helps repair nerve damage in rats.
May 2023 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” The research found proteins in human skin cells that help with wound healing and hair growth, which could lead to new treatments.
October 2023 in “Journal of Molecular Liquids” A new method using imidazole-based liquids efficiently extracts keratin from yak hair.
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April 2018 in “Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology” Recombinant human hair keratin proteins can effectively stop bleeding.
Neutrophils are key in causing chronic itch in atopic dermatitis, and blocking CXCR3 could reduce this itch.
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February 2023 in “Cosmetics” Nostoc verrucosum extracts may help reduce melanin production and have antioxidant properties.
November 2009 in “Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia)” The composition helps hair growth and prevents baldness.
September 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Hangeshashinto's natural products may help treat stomatitis by reducing inflammation and cytotoxicity.
Pangolin scales evolved for protection, hardening with age, due to keratin gene diversification.
Cornification is the process where living skin cells die to create a protective barrier, and problems with it can cause skin diseases.