20 citations
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February 2017 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Honokiol helps protect skin from damage and aging caused by cigarette smoke.
21 citations
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January 2019 in “Experimental dermatology” Light therapy using helium-neon lasers can help restore skin color in vitiligo by promoting skin cell growth and movement.
10 citations
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November 2018 in “Genetics in medicine” Lack of cystatin M/E causes thin hair and dry skin.
2 citations
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April 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The conclusion is that analyzing RNA from skin oils is a promising way to understand skin diseases.
2 citations
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October 2020 in “Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics” Minoxidil does not work to inhibit lysyl hydroxylases in newborn mouse lungs.
February 2025 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” Certain nutrients like keratin, egg yolk, and fish collagen may help pets regrow hair.
January 2023 in “International journal of biological sciences” COX2 and ATP synthase control the size of hedgehog spines.
September 2020 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Long noncoding RNAs help regulate hair follicle density in rabbits.
187 citations
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December 2005 in “Experimental Dermatology” Estrogens can improve skin aging but carry risks; more research is needed on safer treatments.
2 citations
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July 2016 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Some types of extracellular matrix can change how human skin cells grow but don't affect their basic functions.
45 citations
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” ECM molecules are crucial for hair growth and development.
17 citations
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June 2018 in “Frontiers in Physiology” ADM scaffolds help skin heal by promoting a healing-type immune response.
26 citations
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April 2019 in “Genes” lncRNA XLOC_008679 and gene KRT35 affect cashmere fineness in goats.
16 citations
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September 2018 in “Scientific reports” Scientists created keratinocyte cell lines from human hair that can differentiate similarly to normal skin cells, offering a new way to study skin biology and diseases.
10 citations
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January 2018 in “Functional Foods in Health and Disease” Black raspberry extract may help with hair growth, skin whitening, and weight loss.
85 citations
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August 2015 in “Journal of Applied Genetics” Mutations in specific genes disrupt development of sweat glands, teeth, hair, skin, and nails in HED.
20 citations
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July 2013 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Obesity increases the risk of skin infections, inflammatory conditions, and melanoma, but not basal cell carcinoma.
9 citations
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June 2014 in “Nutrition and Cancer” Eclipta alba extract may work as an anticancer agent and help reverse drug resistance.
65 citations
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May 2017 in “Advances in wound care” Toll-like receptors are important for wound healing, but can slow it down in diabetic wounds.
174 citations
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November 2016 in “Cell stem cell” Different types of skin cells have unique genetic markers that affect how likely they are to spread cancer.
November 2008 in “Medical & surgical dermatology” A device was made in 2008 to measure hair loss severity. Other findings include: frizzy mutation in mice isn't related to Fgfr2, C/EBPx marks preadipocytes, Cyclosporin A speeds up hair growth in mice, blocking plasmin and metalloproteinases hinders healing, hyperbaric oxygen helps ischemic wound healing, amniotic membranes heal wounds better than polyurethane foam, rhVEGF165 from a fibrin matrix improves tissue flap viability and induces VEGF-R2 expression, and bFGF enhances wound healing and reduces scarring in rabbits.
1 citations
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October 2022 in “Bioengineering” Keratin helps skin cells mature when added to a collagen mix, which could be important for skin and hair health.
11 citations
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August 2021 in “Aging” Collagen and TGF-β2 help maintain hair cell shape and youthfulness.
31 citations
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December 2021 in “Materials” The gels improved wound healing in diabetic mice but need human trials.
2 citations
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August 2023 in “Marine drugs” Collagen from tilapia scales may improve hair and skin health by reducing stress and inflammation and encouraging hair growth.
3 citations
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April 2022 in “Bioengineering” Ultrasound can help deliver genes to cells to stimulate tissue regeneration and enhance hair growth, but more research is needed to perfect the method.
1 citations
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December 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Atelocollagen boosts collagen production and improves skin elasticity in aged skin.
4 citations
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April 2022 in “Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine” Dracorhodin perchlorate helps heal wounds in diabetic rats by reducing inflammation.
17 citations
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July 2022 in “BMC Genomics” The FA2H gene improves cashmere fineness by enhancing hair growth in goats.
59 citations
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January 2021 in “Genes” Twelve key genes may improve cashmere production by influencing hair follicle cycles.