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July 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Wnt10b overexpression can regenerate hair follicles, possibly helping treat hair loss and alopecia.
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May 2023 in “Composites Part B: Engineering” The nanocomposite hydrogels can repair themselves, change shape, reduce inflammation, protect against oxidation, kill bacteria, stop bleeding, and help heal diabetic wounds while allowing for wound monitoring.
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November 2020 in “Nature Materials” Hydrogel scaffolds can help wounds heal better and grow hair.
July 2025 in “Burns & Trauma” 3D cell spheroids can help reduce scars by delivering therapeutic vesicles.
November 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” NIR-II imaging effectively tracked stem cells that helped repair facial nerve defects in rats.
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September 2020 in “Advanced Biology” Blue-light activation of TrkA improves hair-follicle stem cells' ability to become neurons and glial cells.
Hedgehog signaling can create new hair follicles but may also cause tumors.
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January 2018 in “Methods in molecular biology” The research found ways to activate melanocyte stem cells for potential treatment of skin depigmentation conditions.
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January 2013 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Epithelial grafting can effectively repigment white hair in vitiligo patients.
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July 2012 in “Regenerative Medicine” New treatments for diabetes, central nervous system repair, and cartilage injury were found, and a way to create functional hair follicles from stem cells was developed.
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February 2007 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Deleting Rac1 in the skin depletes stem cells and damages hair follicles.
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February 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” Spiny mice are better at regenerating hair after injury than laboratory mice and could help us understand how to improve human skin repair.
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July 2015 in “Journal of Molecular Biology” The document concludes that for hair and feather growth, it's better to target the environment around stem cells than the cells themselves.
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January 1995 in “Cells tissues organs” Changing light periods synchronized wool growth cycles in sheep.
October 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” A protein called EGFR protects hair follicle stem cells, and when it's disrupted, hair follicles can be damaged, but blocking certain pathways can restore hair growth.
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June 2008 in “Biomaterials” EVAL membranes help create cell structures that can regrow hair follicles.
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September 2017 in “Developmental biology” The circadian clock influences the behavior and regeneration of stem cells in the body.
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January 2017 in “Mediators of Inflammation” Stem cells show promise in speeding up wound healing and tissue regeneration.
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August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
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May 2016 in “Aging Cell” Older people's sweat glands are less effective at helping skin wounds heal due to weaker cell connections.
December 2017 in “Chin J Cell Stem Cell (Electronic Edition)” Hair follicle stem cells help skin wounds heal faster.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Substance P helps restore skin thickness and cell renewal when sensory nerves are reduced.
July 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” Ultrasound and GelMA hydrogel with stem cell vesicles improve skin healing and regeneration.
61 citations
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November 2004 in “Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore” Hair follicle stem cells are mainly in the bulge region and can help repair skin and form hair and glands, but more research is needed to fully understand them.
Boosting certain cell signals can prevent hair loss from chemotherapy and radiation.
5 citations
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November 2021 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” Using special stem cells, we can create new hair follicles, potentially making hair restoration easier and more affordable.
149 citations
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July 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” The dermal papilla is crucial for hair growth and health, and understanding it could lead to new hair loss treatments.
February 2025 in “Science Advances” Wnt signaling helps regenerate hair follicles by affecting how skin cells sense and respond to mechanical forces.
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June 2021 in “Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal” Rat hair follicle stem cells can improve nerve repair and muscle function after injury.