December 2004 in “Neuropsychopharmacology” Long-term alcohol exposure alters brain receptor function differently in various brain regions.
July 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Blocking DPP4 can help activate hair growth and improve hair regeneration.
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October 2021 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” Carriers of a specific gene mutation have subtle skin changes without visible symptoms.
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June 2000 in “Endocrinology” Alopecia in VDR knockout mice is due to impaired hair cycle initiation, not keratinocyte issues.
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August 2000 in “Journal of Endocrinology” DHEA acts like a male hormone on rat skin glands and doesn't turn into female hormones there.
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January 2014 in “Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism/Journal of pediatric endocrinology and metabolism” Three siblings with a genetic form of rickets showed different symptoms of the disease.
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May 2024 in “Communications Biology” Dab2 protein is crucial for hair follicle stem cell renewal and preventing early aging.
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September 2002 in “The Journal of Comparative Neurology” Glycine likely affects dendrites connected to hair follicle terminals in rats.
January 2002 in “映像情報メディア学会技術報告” Some prostate cancers have gene changes that may affect treatment with certain drugs.
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October 2015 in “Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience” DHT is needed for long-term depression, while E2 is needed for full long-term potentiation in male rat brains.
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December 2013 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” A child with skin and heart issues had rare genetic mutations affecting skin and heart cell cohesion.
August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The enzyme CD73 helps control human hair growth and could be targeted to treat hair growth disorders.
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October 2010 in “Biochemical and biophysical research communications” The Gsdma3 gene is essential for normal hair development in mice.
February 2026 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” MLPH helps hair grow by activating IGF-1 signaling in hair cells.
March 2024 in “Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease” Deferoxamine may help protect inner ear cells from damage caused by oxidative stress.
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March 2000 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” Agouti and AGRP affect pigmentation and obesity, with implications for metabolic disorders.
May 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Blocking DPP4 can potentially speed up hair growth and regeneration, especially after injury or in cases of hair loss.
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August 2023 in “The EMBO Journal” Kdm6b is crucial for skin cell differentiation.
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January 1975 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Certain enzymes react strongly with some hormones in rat skin during hair growth, mainly in sebaceous glands and hair sheaths.
July 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” A new Wnt surrogate specifically targets the Frizzled7 receptor, promoting organoid formation and hair growth.
January 2005 in “mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich)” Vitamin D and glucocorticoids affect bone growth, metabolism, and immune response.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Double-stranded RNA activates a pathway that causes a skin protein to be expressed in the wrong place.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A peptide in shampoo can promote hair growth and improve hair condition.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Researchers found that the Leptin receptor is a consistent marker for hair follicle dermal cells, which may help future hair research.
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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.
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December 2016 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” DHEA reduction may be linked to frontal fibrosing alopecia, but more research is needed.
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June 2017 in “American journal of ophthalmology. Case reports” A new mutation in the CDH3 gene causes hair loss and vision problems in a young girl.
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March 2020 in “Journal of Pharmacological Sciences” Benzothiazepines like diltiazem reduce anxiety in mice by making neurosteroids.
April 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” HSD11b1 affects skin nerves and increases non-histaminergic itch.
A new genetic mutation was found causing hair and eye issues in a boy.