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January 2021 in “G3 Genes Genomes Genetics” A 195 bp duplication in the HOXC10 gene causes crests in domestic chickens.
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December 2021 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Growth hormone levels affect hair growth and loss, with too much causing excess hair and too little leading to hair loss.
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August 2025 in “Journal of Translational Medicine” CD44 signaling can help heal wounds without scars.
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November 2025 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Balancing good and harmful microbes is key to healing chronic wounds.
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February 2023 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Tetrathiomolybdate reduces hair growth marker in skin cells by boosting harmful oxygen molecules, but effects can be reversed.
June 2025 in “Albus Scientia” MC1R gene variations affect skin, hair color, UV sensitivity, and melanoma risk.
January 2024 in “Biomedicines” The review shows that skin symptoms like chronic fungal infections, hair loss, and skin depigmentation are key for early detection and management of APECED.
May 2023 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” Thyroid disease can cause skin, hair, and nail problems, and treating the thyroid condition often improves these symptoms.
December 2025 in “Pharmaceutics” Personalized skin rejuvenation using genomics shows promise but needs more research.
March 2024 in “International journal of molecular sciences” Mitochondrial dysfunction is linked to various skin conditions and could be a target for treatments.
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January 2018 in “Burns & Trauma” Current skin substitutes help heal severe burns but don't fully replicate natural skin features.
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December 2017 in “Journal of Biological Engineering” Artificial skin grafts face immune rejection, but stem cells may improve future designs.
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May 2025 in “Antioxidants” Lipid peroxidation worsens skin diseases but may help treat cancer.
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February 2024 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” New imaging technologies improve skin diagnosis but face cost and training challenges.
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October 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Fat tissue under the skin affects hair growth and aging; reducing its inflammation may help treat hair loss.
March 2024 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology/Indian journal of dermatology” Exosomes could be key in treating skin conditions and healing wounds.
September 2025 in “Current Issues in Molecular Biology” IGF-1 can help regrow hair and may be a promising treatment for hair loss.
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May 2006 in “The FASEB journal” Oxidative stress causes hair to gray by damaging and killing pigment cells.
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The herbal mixture Xiantene may help treat common baldness, and men who grey early tend to be less bald but more grey.
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October 2007 in “The Cancer Handbook” Malignant melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer, while BCC is the most common but rarely spreads, and SCC is more aggressive than BCC.
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January 2020 in “Ecology and evolution” Genes related to pigmentation, body rhythms, and behavior change during hares' seasonal coat color transition, with a common genetic mechanism in two hare species.
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June 1997 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” Researchers found new hair and nail genes, how hair reacts to UV, differences in white and pigmented hair growth, nerve changes in alopecia, treatments for baldness and alopecia, a toenail condition linked to a genetic disorder, and that nail fungus is more common in people with psoriasis.
January 2014 in “Pathology” The document concludes that understanding nail anatomy is key for diagnosing nail diseases, early signs of nail melanoma may allow for less aggressive treatment, and specific genetic mutations are important in thyroid cancer prognosis and treatment.
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August 2013 in “Case reports in dermatology” A patient with total hair loss developed vitiligo after using a treatment called DCP.
Melanin-rich skin has unique challenges in diagnosing and treating skin diseases.
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August 2014 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” New vitiligo treatments focus on controlling immune damage and restoring skin color.