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September 2012 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” Minoxidil applied before and after surgery improves skin flap survival in rats.
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May 2008 in “Neuroscience” Finasteride given to baby rats causes anxiety-like behavior and worsens learning from punishment in adult rats.
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December 2010 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Disrupting Acvr1b in mice causes severe hair loss and thicker skin.
The document concludes that the new model realistically simulates male baldness and could be useful for medical purposes and entertainment.
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October 2018 in “PLoS ONE” Stress can slow hair growth and affect skin color by impacting the body's stress response system.
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June 2010 in “Seoul National University Open Repository (Seoul National University)” Reduced Vitamin D receptor expression may cause hair loss through the Wnt/b-catenin pathway.
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June 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” The PP2A-B55α protein is essential for brain and skin development in embryos.
Vitamin D receptor actions without binding are crucial for healthy skin and hair.
February 2019 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” The gene Prss53 affects hair shape and bone development in rabbits.
February 2023 in “Journal of medical primatology” Pair housing reduces stress behaviors and health issues in quarantined rhesus macaques.
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October 2016 in “Biomolecules & Therapeutics” 3-Deoxysappanchalcone helps human hair cells grow and stimulates hair growth in mice by affecting certain cell signaling pathways.
April 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The research found genes that may protect certain scalp cells from hair loss.
Ocu-miR-205 affects hair density in Rex rabbits by promoting cell changes and influencing hair follicle phases.
CRH causes hair loss by reducing cell survival in hair follicles.
February 2026 in “Journal of Integrative Neuroscience” NGF-modified hair follicle stem cells may help treat Alzheimer's by improving brain function and reducing harmful proteins.
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April 2000 in “Experimental Dermatology” A new gene mutation causes a rare type of hair loss.
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September 1999 in “Toxicologic pathology” Stronger corticosteroids cause more skin damage in hairless dogs, similar to effects in humans.
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April 2011 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” The study created a mouse model that survives longer and shows fewer symptoms of pemphigus vulgaris.