November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Disrupted cell interactions in hair follicles contribute to hair loss in androgenetic alopecia.
March 2023 in “The Journal of Urology” Higher SRD5A2 expression predicts better response to finasteride in treating urinary symptoms.
March 2025 in “Animal Bioscience” Goats' hair and color traits are linked to specific RNA expressions, useful for breeding and textiles.
November 2023 in “BMC genomics” The study concluded that the arachidonic acid pathway and the protein KRT79 play a role in determining the fineness of cashmere.
March 2024 in “medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Recent selection on immune response genes was identified across seven ethnicities.
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March 2023 in “Biology” Genes affecting wool fiber thickness in Angora rabbits were identified, which could help breed finer wool.
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September 1979 in “Acta Paediatrica” Girls have higher DHEA levels earlier in puberty than boys, indicating earlier development.
August 1985 in “Proceedings ... annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America/Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America” Hair dye can damage dog hair and cause health issues.
January 2026 in “Communications Biology” Yak hair follicles adapt to cold through specific gene regulation, enhancing cell growth.
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November 2017 in “New Phytologist” Roots adapt to uneven environments by changing growth and gene expression.
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March 2010 in “Therapeutic Drug Monitoring” A new method quickly detects alcohol use from hair in under an hour.
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June 2014 in “Molecular therapy” The lentiviral array can monitor and predict gene activity during stem cell differentiation.
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January 2006 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” The method shows how hair lipids form specific patterns and their roles in hair structure.
May 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” Linoleic acid and magnesium are key in alopecia areata progression, and tofacitinib can help by affecting their pathway.
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June 2021 in “Amino acids” Human hair protein modifications could potentially indicate heart disease risk.
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November 2015 in “Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports” A man with X-ALD improved after treatment, highlighting the need to consider X-ALD in similar patients and test their relatives.
January 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Some Greek melanoma patients have gene mutations linked to increased cancer risk, a new color feature helps diagnose melanoma, the incidence of a skin condition in the Netherlands is rare, and a gene possibly affects male-pattern baldness.
January 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Certain genetic variants in ERN1, TACR3, and SPPL2C are linked to when Alzheimer's disease starts.
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March 2005 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Human hair structure varies by ethnicity, and certain treatments can improve hair condition and appearance.
mEphA1 receptor tyrosine kinase is important for skin and hair development and may play a role in certain diseases.
December 2024 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” Dorper sheep's wool shedding is linked to specific genes and pathways, which may help understand human hair growth.
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December 2024 in “Protein & Cell” MultiKano accurately identifies cell types in complex data better than existing methods.
October 2023 in “Pediatric dermatology” Middle Eastern patients with epidermolysis bullosa show specific genetic mutations linked to different types of the disease.
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January 2000 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Different parts of the nail express different keratins, showing unique patterns of differentiation.
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September 2022 in “Frontiers in Physics” The technique accurately identifies and evaluates hair follicle structures in skin.
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August 2018 in “BMC genomics” DNA methylation changes are linked to hair growth cycles in goats.
May 2026 in “Microchemical Journal” January 2018 in “VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University)” Desmosomes are crucial for skin and heart development, and JNK may help regulate them.
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May 2008 in “Genes & Development” Histone demethylases can change gene expression and may be linked to diseases like cancer.
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November 2022 in “Cell Death and Disease” CEP135 may predict cancer outcomes, and targeting PLK1 could help treat certain sarcomas.