44 citations
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June 2018 in “Journal of Cellular Physiology” Researchers developed a 3D model of human hair follicle cells that can help understand hair growth and test new hair loss treatments.
41 citations
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June 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Beard and scalp hair cells have different gene expressions, which may affect beard growth characteristics.
35 citations
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April 2014 in “Journal of proteomics” Feed restriction in sheep leads to finer wool fibers but may reduce wool quality.
35 citations
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January 2014 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering” Cell-based therapies using dermal papilla cells and adipocyte lineage cells show potential for hair regeneration.
33 citations
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September 2016 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” Human hair follicle dermal cells can effectively replace other cells in engineered skin.
30 citations
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November 2013 in “PLOS ONE” Androgen receptor signaling causes early aging of cells important for hair growth by damaging their DNA.
20 citations
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January 1979 in “JAMA” Fiber implantation for baldness is not recommended because it causes many problems and doesn't work well.
19 citations
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December 2016 in “PLOS ONE” Early-stage skin cells help regenerate hair follicles, with proteins SDF1, MMP3, biglycan, and LTBP1 playing key roles.
19 citations
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December 2015 in “Journal of Materials Chemistry B” Scientists have created a method to deliver specific cells that can regenerate hair follicles, potentially offering a new treatment for hair loss.
16 citations
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August 2019 in “Cell Proliferation” Keratinocytes help keep hair follicle cells and skin cells separate in 3D cultures, which is important for hair growth research.
15 citations
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July 2017 in “PubMed” Injecting a mix of human skin and hair cells into mice can grow new hair.
13 citations
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December 2012 in “Cells” Targeting the actin cytoskeleton could improve skin healing and reduce scarring.
10 citations
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April 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Scientists created a model using sheep cells to study hair root formation, which can test how different substances affect hair growth.
9 citations
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October 2011 in “Journal of proteomics” Taxol damages hair growth cells, causing hair loss.
8 citations
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January 2016 in “Journal of Veterinary Medical Science” Lab-made tissues from dog fat stem cells can help grow hair by releasing a growth factor.
7 citations
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March 2021 in “Biology” Scaffold improves hair growth potential.
6 citations
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June 2021 in “Developmental biology” Dermal EZH2 controls skin cell development and hair growth in mice.
3 citations
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February 2021 in “Experimental dermatology” Dermal papilla microtissues could be useful for initial hair growth drug testing.
2 citations
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March 2021 in “Molecular Immunology” Dermal macrophages might help regrow hair.
2 citations
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October 2017 in “Revista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira” Removing p16INK4a from skin cells can lead to faster and more clumped growth, which might help with hair growth.
2 citations
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June 2012 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” The gene HDC is important for the development of hair follicles in newborn mice.
2 citations
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September 2004 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Hair quality is genetically determined and linked to its composition and strength.
1 citations
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March 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Skin cell types develop when specific genes are turned on by removing certain chemical tags from DNA.
1 citations
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January 2023 in “Burns and trauma” Tiny particles from 3D-grown skin cells speed up wound healing by promoting blood vessel growth.
September 2025 in “Sahel Journal of Life Sciences FUDMA” Chemical hair straighteners can severely damage hair and scalp with repeated use.
April 2025 in “Cellular and Molecular Biology” Human dermal stem/progenitor cells can divide and differentiate more than hair follicle dermal papilla cells.
November 2023 in “npj regenerative medicine” Skin spheroids with both outer and inner layers are key for regrowing skin patterns and hair.
September 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” A new staining method shows a special area in the hair's skin layer with lots of proteoglycans.
November 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Dermal EZH2 controls skin cell growth and differentiation in mice.
September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Dermal Papilla Cells grown in 3D and with stem cells better mimic natural hair growth conditions than cells grown in 2D.